سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب البيوعCommercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)
باب فِي التَّشْدِيدِ فِي الدَّيْنِChapter: Regarding The Stern Warning About Debt.
Hadith 3344
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ،عَنْ شَرِيكٍ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، رَفَعَهُ ، قَالَ عُثْمَانُ ، وحَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مِثْلَهُ ، قَالَ : اشْتَرَى مِنْ عِيرٍ تَبِيعًا ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ثَمَنُهُ ، فَأُرْبِحَ فِيهِ ، فَبَاعَهُ ، فَتَصَدَّقَ بِالرِّبْحِ عَلَى أَرَامِلِ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، وَقَالَ : لَا أَشْتَرِي بَعْدَهَا شَيْئًا إِلَّا وَعِنْدِي ثَمَنُهُ .
A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Abbas though a different chain of narrators. This version says: "He (the Prophet) purchased a calf from a caravan, but he had no money with him. He then sold it with some profit and gave the profit in charity to the poor and widows of Banu Abd al-Muttalib. He then said: I shall not buy anything after this but only when I have money with me.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, it is a fact that sometimes even a short-term debt becomes a source of distress for a person.
Therefore, as much as possible, a person should avoid it.
And now the situation is such that traders, in their commercial greed, do not hesitate to take long-term and heavy debts, and then sometimes they also have to pay interest (riba) on it,
which is absolutely impermissible and haram.
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, it is a fact that sometimes even a short-term debt becomes a source of distress for a person.
Therefore, as much as possible, a person should avoid it.
And now the situation is such that traders, in their commercial greed, do not hesitate to take long-term and heavy debts, and then sometimes they also have to pay interest (riba) on it,
which is absolutely impermissible and haram.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3344
