Pledges in a salam sale

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bought grain from a Jew on a deferred sale and pledged his armor with him. (In the narration of Ibn Fudayl, the words 'ila ajal' (for a fixed term) do not occur.)

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that giving a pledge in a salam sale is permissible.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that giving a pledge in a salam sale is permissible.

Ibrahim used to say that there is no harm in giving a pledge in a salam sale. It was said to him that Sa'id bin Jubayr used to say: "This is guaranteed profit." Ibrahim said: "Sometimes, after a pledge is given, the price rises as well."

Al-Shaybani said: I asked al-Sha'bi about a pledge in a salam sale, and he said: "My wish is that I should not give anything without a pledge."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and Ata used to consider giving a pledge in a salam sale to be acceptable.

Sayyidah Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his armor was pledged with a Jew against grain.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his armor was pledged for thirty sa' of barley, which he had obtained as provision for his family.

Khalid bin Dinar said: I asked Salim about a pledge in a salam sale, and he recited this verse of the Holy Qur'an: "then a pledge taken in hand." It was as if he saw no harm in it.

Al-Zibriqan al-Sarraj said: I asked Abdullah bin Ma'qil what the ruling is on taking a pledge and a guarantor in a salam sale. He said: "Make the agreement that is secure for you."

Amir said: "I am astonished at those who consider a pledge or a guarantor disliked in a salam sale."

Al-Sha'bi said that there is no harm in making an agreement to secure one's wealth. A man said to him: "Some people dislike the qabil (surety) and see no harm in the kafil (guarantor)."

Amir said that the students of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to consider it acceptable.

The same is reported through another chain.

Abu Ja'far, Salim and al-Qasim said that there is no harm in giving a pledge in a salam sale.

Muhammad said: "If the basis is lawful, then a pledge is among the things that have been commanded."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about a pledge in a salam sale, and he said: "Make an agreement that protects your wealth."

Amir was asked about a pledge in a salam sale, and he said: "I do not say about it what Sa'id bin Jubayr said, that it is guaranteed usury (riba)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that there is no harm in a pledge and a guarantor in a salam sale.