What they said on selling spoils to the highest bidder

Ibn Abi Najih (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in the sale by increased bidding (auction). This is how the khumus (one-fifth) properties were sold.

Amr bin Muhajir (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) sent Umayrah bin Zayd al-Filastini to sell the captives to whoever would pay the higher price.

Ash'ath (may Allah have mercy on him) said that al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him), both of them, considered the sale by increased bidding (auction) disliked, except for the sale of inheritances and of the spoils of war.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sold a mat and a cup to the person who offered the higher price. Mu'tamir said that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this report through a certain Ansari Companion from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

However, Mu'tamir said: From Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), from a man of the Ansar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abu Ja'far al-Khatmi (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) sold the spoils of war by way of the sale by increased bidding (auction).

Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was present with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He sold some of the camels of charity by way of the sale by increased bidding (auction).

Yunus (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in the sale by increased bidding (auction).

Burd (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) considered the sale by increased bidding (auction) disliked, unless the sale is between partners among themselves.

Al-Mughirah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in the sale by increased bidding (auction). It is that you raise the price when you intend to buy.

Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a person who heard Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ata (may Allah have mercy on him), both of them, saying: There is no harm in the sale by increased bidding (auction).