صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب المساقاةThe Book of Musaqah
باب النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْحَلِفِ فِي الْبَيْعِ:Chapter: The prohibition of swearing oaths when selling
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، وَإِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ إِسْحَاق : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ : أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِيَّاكُمْ وَكَثْرَةَ الْحَلِفِ فِي الْبَيْعِ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنَفِّقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ " .
Abu Qatadah (RA) al-Ansari (RA) reported he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: Beware of swearing; it produces a ready sale for a commodity, but blots out the blessing.
Related hadith on this topic
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
