صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب السلمThe Book of As-Salam
بَابُ السَّلَمِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ:Chapter. As-Salam for a fixed specified period.
Hadith 2255
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي مُجَالِدٍ ، قَالَ : أَرْسَلَنِي أَبُو بُرْدَةَ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ ، إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ، فَسَأَلْتُهُمَا عَنِ السَّلَفِ ؟ فَقَالَا : كُنَّا نُصِيبُ الْمَغَانِمَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَكَانَ يَأْتِينَا أَنْبَاطٌ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ الشَّأْمِ ، فَنُسْلِفُهُمْ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ ، وَالشَّعِيرِ ، وَالزَّبِيبِ ، إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمَّى ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : أَكَانَ لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ ، أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ ؟ قَالَا : مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ .
Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Al-Mujalid: Abu Burda and `Abdullah bin Shaddad sent me to `Abdur Rahman bin Abza and `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa to ask them about the Salaf (Salam). They said, "We used to get war booty while we were with Allah's Apostle and when the peasants of Sham came to us we used to pay them in advance for wheat, barley, and oil to be delivered within a fixed period." I asked them, "Did the peasants own standing crops or not?" They replied, "We never asked them about it."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Both the words "salam" and "salaf" have the same meaning, that is, to make an advance purchase of something: the price is paid in advance, and then after a specified period, the item is received according to the agreed weight, measure, or quantity.
(2)
Those from whom grain and similar goods were purchased were not asked whether they themselves engaged in farming or not. This was of no concern. They could procure the goods from wherever they wished and deliver them at the appointed time. However, if the transaction is conducted in such a specified manner that, for example, a certain quantity of wheat is required from a particular field which is not present there at the time, then such a transaction is not permissible according to the Shari‘ah.
(1)
Both the words "salam" and "salaf" have the same meaning, that is, to make an advance purchase of something: the price is paid in advance, and then after a specified period, the item is received according to the agreed weight, measure, or quantity.
(2)
Those from whom grain and similar goods were purchased were not asked whether they themselves engaged in farming or not. This was of no concern. They could procure the goods from wherever they wished and deliver them at the appointed time. However, if the transaction is conducted in such a specified manner that, for example, a certain quantity of wheat is required from a particular field which is not present there at the time, then such a transaction is not permissible according to the Shari‘ah.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2255
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) Bay‘ salam is permissible. During the golden era of the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, and Sayyiduna ‘Umar al-Faruq (radi Allahu anhu), bay‘ salam used to be practiced. Other noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) also used to engage in this transaction.
(2) Bay‘ salam can be conducted in things that are not present at the time of sale; however, it is necessary that the item be present at the time of delivery in any case.
(3) Just as it is permissible to conduct ordinary trade and buying and selling with dhimmis and other non-Muslims, similarly, it is also permissible to conduct bay‘ salam with them.
(4) Bay‘ salam or salaf is one and the same thing: the buyer gives the seller the money in advance and agrees with him upon the quantity, type, and price of the grain (or whatever is intended to be purchased), and fixes the time for the delivery of the grain, even if that grain has not yet arrived in the market or has not yet been sold. The money can be given even a year or two in advance. This type of sale is a necessity for people because landowners and farmers need money in advance for the expenses of the crop; therefore, this sale has been permitted. The person with whom the transaction is made may be a farmer or a non-farmer, because he can also provide it by purchasing. Some details of this issue have already been mentioned in Hadith number 4615, Benefit number 5, and Hadith number 4617.
(2) Bay‘ salam can be conducted in things that are not present at the time of sale; however, it is necessary that the item be present at the time of delivery in any case.
(3) Just as it is permissible to conduct ordinary trade and buying and selling with dhimmis and other non-Muslims, similarly, it is also permissible to conduct bay‘ salam with them.
(4) Bay‘ salam or salaf is one and the same thing: the buyer gives the seller the money in advance and agrees with him upon the quantity, type, and price of the grain (or whatever is intended to be purchased), and fixes the time for the delivery of the grain, even if that grain has not yet arrived in the market or has not yet been sold. The money can be given even a year or two in advance. This type of sale is a necessity for people because landowners and farmers need money in advance for the expenses of the crop; therefore, this sale has been permitted. The person with whom the transaction is made may be a farmer or a non-farmer, because he can also provide it by purchasing. Some details of this issue have already been mentioned in Hadith number 4615, Benefit number 5, and Hadith number 4617.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4618
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Bay‘ salam and bay‘ salaf are two names for the same thing.
➋ Bay‘ salam is permissible.
➌ If there is a difference of opinion regarding an issue, one should ask a scholar more knowledgeable than oneself about the matter.
➍ When the correct ruling is known, the disagreement should be ended.
➊ Bay‘ salam and bay‘ salaf are two names for the same thing.
➋ Bay‘ salam is permissible.
➌ If there is a difference of opinion regarding an issue, one should ask a scholar more knowledgeable than oneself about the matter.
➍ When the correct ruling is known, the disagreement should be ended.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2282
