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1255. Faḍālah bin 'Ubaidah narrated: "On the Day of Khaibar I purchased a necklace that contained gold and jewels for twelve Dinar. I separated it and found that it was worth more than twelve Dinar. I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'Do not sell it until it is separated.'"
(Sahih)
(Another chain of narration) with similar meaning.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. They did not think that an embellished (silver-gilded) sword could be sold for Dirham, nor a silver-plated waist-band, or something similar, until it (the silver) was distinguished and separated. This is the view of Ibn Al-Mubārak, Ash-Shāfi'i, Ahmad, and Ishāq.
Some of the people of knowledge,
among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others, permitted that.
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Commentary
This narration shows that if anything is mixed with gold and it is being sold for the sake of gold, the gold must be separated from the object. The same formula is applied to silver. This has been commanded so that every metal is sold separately at its own price. In case of mixture of metals, it is not possible to weigh each metal exactly, and selling a thing based upon estimation is prohibited. To avoid this doubt, it has been ordered to separate the metals.
