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1250. Anas narrated that there was a man who was not very sensible and he would make purchases. So his family came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! Stop him (from making purchases)." So Allāh's Prophet ﷺ called him to prohibit him, and he said: "O Messenger of Allāh! I have no patience for business." So he said: "When you are buying, say: 'Hand to hand, and no cheating.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] There is a narration on this topic from Ibn 'Umar.
The Ḥadīth of Anas is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Gharīb Ḥadīth.
This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. They say that the free man can be prevented from selling and buying when his
intellect is weak. This is the view of Ahmad and Ishāq. Some of the scholars did not think that the free person who had attained the age of responsibility could be prevented from that.
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Commentary
As for a person of low calibre and less intelligence or not so smart for business and trade; if he says before making any bargain: 'hand to hand and no cheating' and he keeps the choice of cancellation of the deal if there is any cheating, he should be given this choice. The court of the country has the right to prevent such a person from doing business on the request of his heirs.
