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Bayhaqi 11121 — Advance payment is not valid until it is for a known

وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ: قَالَتْ ⦗٤٢⦘ عَائِشَةُ: قَدِمَ تَاجِرٌ بِمَتَاعٍ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، لَوْ أَلْقَيْتَ هَذَيْنِ الثَّوْبَيْنِ الْغَلِيظَيْنِ عَنْكَ وَأَرْسَلْتَ إِلَى فُلَانٍ التَّاجِرِ فَبَاعَكَ ثَوْبَيْنِ إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ، فَبَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنْ أَرْسِلْ إِلِيَّ ثَوْبَيْنِ إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ "، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِمَالِي، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمُوا أَنِّي أَدَّاهُمْ لِلْأَمَانَةِ، وَأَخْشَاهُمْ لِلَّهِ " وَنَحْوُ هَذَا فَهَذَا مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى أَنَّهُ اسْتَدْعَى الْبَيْعَ إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ، لَا أَنَّهُ عَقَدَ إِلَيْهَا بَيْعًا، ثُمَّ لَوْ أَجَابَهُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ أَشْبَهَ أَنْ يُوَقِّتَ وَقْتًا مَعْلُومًا أَوْ يَعْقِدَ الْبَيْعَ مُطْلَقًا ثُمَّ يَقْضِيَهُ مَتَى مَا أَيْسَرَ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Some traders came with goods. I said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! Stop wearing these old clothes and buy new ones, and pay for them when you have the money." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to that trader: "Give me two garments; I will pay you their price in days of ease." He said: "Muhammad wants to consume my wealth." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They know well that I am the most trustworthy and the most God-fearing of them all."
This is to be understood as meaning that he made an offer, but the trader refused; he had not concluded the sale. And even if he had agreed, it is more likely that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would have fixed a time, or made an unconditional sale and then paid when he had the means.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 11121