سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب البيوعThe Book of Financial Transactions
بَابُ : الْمُنْفِقِ سِلْعَتَهُ بِالْحَلِفِ الْكَاذِبِChapter: The One Who Sells His Product By Means Of False Oaths
Hadith 4465
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي الْوَلِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ 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 " .
´It was narrated from Abu Qatadah Al-Ansari that he heard the Messenger of Allah say:` "Beware of taking oaths a great deal when selling, for it may help you to make a sale but it destroys the blessing."
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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
