سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب التجاراتThe Chapters on Business Transactions
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الأَيْمَانِ فِي الشِّرَاءِ وَالْبَيْعِChapter: What Was Narrated About It Being Disliked To Swear Oaths When Buying And Selling
Hadith 2209
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَلِفَ فِي الْبَيْعِ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنَفِّقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said:` "Beware of swearing oaths when selling, for it may help you to make a sale but it destroys the blessing."'
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Even truthful oaths should be taken as little as possible. Continuously swearing oaths without necessity in order to sell goods is not a good habit.
➋ The words of the hadith: (فَإِنَّهُ يُنْفِقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ) also mean that at first, the merchandise sells more because people are influenced by his oaths. Later, when the reality becomes clear—that swearing oaths is his habit—then people are no longer affected by it. In fact, his business decreases even more than before, and people begin to avoid buying goods from him.
➊ Even truthful oaths should be taken as little as possible. Continuously swearing oaths without necessity in order to sell goods is not a good habit.
➋ The words of the hadith: (فَإِنَّهُ يُنْفِقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ) also mean that at first, the merchandise sells more because people are influenced by his oaths. Later, when the reality becomes clear—that swearing oaths is his habit—then people are no longer affected by it. In fact, his business decreases even more than before, and people begin to avoid buying goods from him.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2209
