Sale by auction

Mujahid said that there is no harm in sale by auction. The fifths (akhmas) used to be sold in this way.

Makhul considered sale by auction to be disliked, except that partners may do it among themselves.

Amr bin Muhajir said that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz sent Umayrah bin Yazid al-Filastini to sell captives by auction. When he had finished and came back, Umar asked him, "How was the sale today?" He said, "O Commander of the Believers, had I not gone in myself and raised the bidding, it would have been slack today." Umar asked him, "Were you merely raising the bidding, with no intention of buying?" He admitted it, so Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "This is najash (false bidding), and it is not lawful. O Umayrah, send a crier to announce that the sale is void and that najash is not lawful."

Sayyiduna Hisham al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I witnessed Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sell camels from the zakah camels by auction.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from a man of the Ansar that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sold a coarse blanket and a cup by auction.

Hammad said that if one intends to buy, there is no harm in raising the price by bidding.

Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin considered sale by bidding to be disliked, except for inheritances and spoils of war.

Mujahid and Ata said that there is no harm in sale by bidding.

Abu Ja'far al-Khatmi said that Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) sold spoils of war by bidding.