It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) forbade that a townsman should sell goods on behalf of a villager, or that people should practice Najsh (artificially inflating prices).
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب البيوع والكسب والمعاش وما يتعلق بالتجارة / 5902
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 2140، ومسلم: 1413 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 7248 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 7247»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Najsh sale: This refers to a person increasing the price of a transaction while he himself does not intend to purchase it, but rather wishes to entrap someone else in it. This is nothing but a deception. Most of the types mentioned in this chapter have already been explained in detail previously.