سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب التجاراتThe Chapters on Business Transactions
بَابُ : بَيْعِ الْمُزَايَدَةِChapter: Auctions
Hadith 2198
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَخْضَرُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " لَكَ فِي بَيْتِكَ شَيْءٌ " ، قَالَ : بَلَى ، حِلْسٌ نَلْبَسُ بَعْضَهُ وَنَبْسُطُ بَعْضَهُ وَقَدَحٌ نَشْرَبُ فِيهِ الْمَاءَ ، قَالَ : " ائْتِنِي بِهِمَا " ، قَالَ : فَأَتَاهُ بِهِمَا ، فَأَخَذَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَيْنِ ؟ " ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : أَنَا آخُذُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمٍ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا " ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ : أَنَا آخُذُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ ، فَأَعْطَاهُمَا إِيَّاهُ وَأَخَذَ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ فَأَعْطَاهُمَا الْأَنْصَارِيَّ ، وَقَالَ : " اشْتَرِ بِأَحَدِهِمَا طَعَامًا ، فَانْبِذْهُ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ وَاشْتَرِ بِالْآخَرِ قَدُومًا ، فَأْتِنِي بِهِ " ، فَفَعَلَ ، فَأَخَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَشَدَّ فِيهِ عُودًا بِيَدِهِ ، وَقَالَ : " اذْهَبْ فَاحْتَطِبْ وَلَا أَرَاكَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا " ، فَجَعَلَ يَحْتَطِبُ وَيَبِيعُ فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ أَصَابَ عَشْرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ ، فَقَالَ : " اشْتَرِ بِبَعْضِهَا طَعَامًا وَبِبَعْضِهَا ثَوْبًا " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " هَذَا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَجِيءَ وَالْمَسْأَلَةُ نُكْتَةٌ فِي وَجْهِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لَا تَصْلُحُ إِلَّا لِذِي فَقْرٍ مُدْقِعٍ أَوْ لِذِي غُرْمٍ مُفْظِعٍ ، أَوْ دَمٍ مُوجِعٍ " .
´It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that :` a man from among the Ansar came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and begged from him. He said, "Do you have anything in your house?" He said: "Yes, a blanket, part of which we cover ourselves with and part we spread beneath us, and a bowl from which we drink water." He said: "Givethem to me." So he brought them to him, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took them in his hand and said, "Who will by these two things?" A man said: "I will by them for one Dirham." He said: "Who will offer more than a Dirham?" two or three times. A man said: "I will buy them for two Dirham." So he gave them to him and took the two Dirham, which he gave to the Ansari and said: "Buy food with one of them and give it to your family, and buy an axe with the other and bring it to me." So he did that, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took it and fixed a handle to it, and said: "Go and gather firewood, and I do not want to see you for fifteen days." So he went and gathered firewood and sold it, then he came back, and he had earned ten Dirham. (The Prophet (ﷺ)) said: "Buy food with some of it and clothes with some." Then he said: "This is better for you than coming with begging (appearing) as a spot on your face on the Day of Resurrection. Begging is only appropriate for one who is extremely poor or who is in severe debt, or one who must pay painful blood money.”[1]
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ As much as possible, it is necessary to earn a livelihood through hard work and to avoid begging. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person brings a bundle of firewood on his back in the morning, and (with the money obtained by selling it) gives charity and becomes independent of people (by not asking them), this is better for him than asking from a (wealthy) person, whether he gives him something or not.” (Sahih Muslim, Zakat, Chapter: The Dislike of Asking from People, Hadith: 1042)
➋ If a person is able to avoid begging, yet still asks, then on the Day of Resurrection he will be punished. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “A man continues to ask from people until (the result will be that) he will come on the Day of Resurrection in such a state that there will be no flesh left on his face.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1040)
➌ A person afflicted by calamity may appeal for financial help, but making begging a profession is forbidden (haram). The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Asking is only permissible for one of three types of people: one who has taken a loan (to reconcile affairs between people) that exceeds his capacity—for him, asking is permissible until he obtains enough to repay it, then he should stop; one who is struck by a calamity that destroys all his wealth—for him, asking is permissible until he finds a means of livelihood (a source of income to fulfill his necessities); and one who is afflicted by poverty to such an extent that three wise (trustworthy) men from his people testify that so-and-so is truly suffering from poverty.” (Sahih Muslim, Zakat, Chapter: For Whom Asking is Permissible, Hadith: 1044)
➊ As much as possible, it is necessary to earn a livelihood through hard work and to avoid begging. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person brings a bundle of firewood on his back in the morning, and (with the money obtained by selling it) gives charity and becomes independent of people (by not asking them), this is better for him than asking from a (wealthy) person, whether he gives him something or not.” (Sahih Muslim, Zakat, Chapter: The Dislike of Asking from People, Hadith: 1042)
➋ If a person is able to avoid begging, yet still asks, then on the Day of Resurrection he will be punished. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “A man continues to ask from people until (the result will be that) he will come on the Day of Resurrection in such a state that there will be no flesh left on his face.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1040)
➌ A person afflicted by calamity may appeal for financial help, but making begging a profession is forbidden (haram). The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Asking is only permissible for one of three types of people: one who has taken a loan (to reconcile affairs between people) that exceeds his capacity—for him, asking is permissible until he obtains enough to repay it, then he should stop; one who is struck by a calamity that destroys all his wealth—for him, asking is permissible until he finds a means of livelihood (a source of income to fulfill his necessities); and one who is afflicted by poverty to such an extent that three wise (trustworthy) men from his people testify that so-and-so is truly suffering from poverty.” (Sahih Muslim, Zakat, Chapter: For Whom Asking is Permissible, Hadith: 1044)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2198
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1641. English Commentary:
➊ The Islamic government and welfare organizations should present such programs through which people become skilled and gain employment.
➋ Scholars should clarify the virtue of labor and hard work, and explain the disgrace and humiliation of begging.
➌ It is in no way permissible for educated youth to insist, under all circumstances, on high government positions.
➍ There is no defect in dignified labor and hard work.
➎ Mentors should be broad-minded and farsighted. Allah has created people’s temperaments differently. For some, labor and self-sufficiency are necessary, while others are content and satisfied with frugality. Therefore, the best work should be taken from each according to their ability—for example, seeking knowledge of the Shari‘ah and its propagation, etc. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not instruct Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) to earn a livelihood through labor, unlike the person who came to ask (for charity).
➏ Sale by auction is permissible.
➊ The Islamic government and welfare organizations should present such programs through which people become skilled and gain employment.
➋ Scholars should clarify the virtue of labor and hard work, and explain the disgrace and humiliation of begging.
➌ It is in no way permissible for educated youth to insist, under all circumstances, on high government positions.
➍ There is no defect in dignified labor and hard work.
➎ Mentors should be broad-minded and farsighted. Allah has created people’s temperaments differently. For some, labor and self-sufficiency are necessary, while others are content and satisfied with frugality. Therefore, the best work should be taken from each according to their ability—for example, seeking knowledge of the Shari‘ah and its propagation, etc. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not instruct Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) to earn a livelihood through labor, unlike the person who came to ask (for charity).
➏ Sale by auction is permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1641
