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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 394
Hadith 394
اُردوEn
394 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ جُدْعَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ، وَالُوَرِقُ بِالْوَرِقِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ، وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ، وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ حَتَّي خَصَّ الْمِلْحَ بِالْمِلْحِ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَهُوَ رِبًا»
Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The exchange of gold for gold will be equal for equal. The exchange of silver for silver will be equal for equal. The exchange of dates for dates will be equal for equal. The exchange of wheat for wheat will be equal for equal. The exchange of barley for barley will be equal for equal, until the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically mentioned the exchange of salt for salt as well (and said): Whoever gives more or demands more, then this is usury.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, an important principle of buying and selling is stated: that it is permissible to sell two identical items in exchange for each other, but with certain conditions:
➊ They must be equal in weight; if more is taken in weight, then this will be usury (riba).
➋ The transaction must be hand to hand (immediate exchange). When one wishes to take a superior item in exchange for an inferior one, or an inferior item in exchange for a superior one—even though their type (jins) is the same but there is a difference in quality—then one should sell his own item in the market, and then purchase the other item with its price, so that he does not fall into a prohibited act.
In this hadith, an important principle of buying and selling is stated: that it is permissible to sell two identical items in exchange for each other, but with certain conditions:
➊ They must be equal in weight; if more is taken in weight, then this will be usury (riba).
➋ The transaction must be hand to hand (immediate exchange). When one wishes to take a superior item in exchange for an inferior one, or an inferior item in exchange for a superior one—even though their type (jins) is the same but there is a difference in quality—then one should sell his own item in the market, and then purchase the other item with its price, so that he does not fall into a prohibited act.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 394
