صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البيوعThe Book of Transactions
باب تَحْرِيمِ بَيْعِ الرُّطَبِ بِالتَّمْرِ إِلاَّ فِي الْعَرَايَا:Chapter: The prohibition of selling fresh dates in exchange for dry dates except in the case of 'Araya
وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ . ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا : " رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَيْعِ الْعَرِيَّةِ بِخَرْصِهَا تَمْرًا " .
Bushair bin Yasar reported on the authority of some of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon hinn) from among the members of his family that he forbade (the direct exchange of a commodity having different qualities) but with the change that Ishaq and Ibn al-Muthanna used the word Zabn in place ot Riba and Ibn Abu 'Umar used the word Riba (interest).
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has declared the prohibition of the transaction of muzabanah to be due to usury (riba), and it is evident that even if fresh dates are exchanged for dried dates in equal measure, the fresh dates will decrease in quantity once they dry. In this way, there will be an increase or decrease, which constitutes usury (riba).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 3887
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
‘Araya’ is the plural of ‘Ariyah’.
Its meaning and concept is that to give one or two date trees as a loan (ariyah) is an act of kindness.
When a person gives a tree from his own orchard as a loan to neighbors or other deserving people, their repeated coming and going may become burdensome.
The exchange of fresh dates from one’s own given tree for dried dates was permitted by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
This is so that the act of kindness is not discontinued due to the inconvenience of repeated visits.
The sale of an unspecified amount of fresh fruit for dried fruit has been declared prohibited.
However, the commendable practice of ‘araya’ has been made an exception to this. In ‘araya’, the exchange of fresh dates for dried dates is not a commercial transaction.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) limited this permission to the amount of five wasq.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter: Selling Dates on the Trees for Gold or Silver, Hadith: 2190)
‘Araya’ is the plural of ‘Ariyah’.
Its meaning and concept is that to give one or two date trees as a loan (ariyah) is an act of kindness.
When a person gives a tree from his own orchard as a loan to neighbors or other deserving people, their repeated coming and going may become burdensome.
The exchange of fresh dates from one’s own given tree for dried dates was permitted by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
This is so that the act of kindness is not discontinued due to the inconvenience of repeated visits.
The sale of an unspecified amount of fresh fruit for dried fruit has been declared prohibited.
However, the commendable practice of ‘araya’ has been made an exception to this. In ‘araya’, the exchange of fresh dates for dried dates is not a commercial transaction.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) limited this permission to the amount of five wasq.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter: Selling Dates on the Trees for Gold or Silver, Hadith: 2190)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3363
