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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب البيوع عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Business
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الاِحْتِكَارِChapter: Explanation of Hoarding
Hadith 1267
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاق، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لَا يَحْتَكِرُ إِلَّا خَاطِئٌ " ، فَقُلْتُ لِسَعِيدٍ : يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ ، إِنَّكَ تَحْتَكِرُ ، قَالَ : وَمَعْمَرٌ ، قَدْ كَانَ يَحْتَكِرُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَإِنَّمَا رُوِيَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَحْتَكِرُ الزَّيْتَ وَالْحِنْطَةَ وَنَحْوَ هَذَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَفِي الْبَاب ، عَنْ عُمَرَ ، وَعَلِيٍّ ، وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ ، وَحَدِيثُ مَعْمَرٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا احْتِكَارَ الطَّعَامِ ، وَرَخَّصَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي الِاحْتِكَارِ فِي غَيْرِ الطَّعَامِ ، وقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ : لَا بَأْسَ بِالِاحْتِكَارِ فِي الْقُطْنِ ، وَالسِّخْتِيَانِ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ .
‘Mu’ammar bin ‘Abdullah bin Nadlah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: “Only a sinner practices hoarding (monopolizing goods).” 1. Muhammad bin Ibrahim says: I said to Sa’id bin Al-Musayyib: Abu Muhammad! Do you practice hoarding? He said: Mu’ammar also used to hoard. © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- The hadith of Mu’ammar is Hasan Sahih,
2- It is narrated from Sa’id bin Al-Musayyib that he used to hoard oil, wheat, and similar things,
3- In this chapter, there are also ahadith from ‘Umar, ‘Ali, Abu Umamah, and Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them),
4- The people of knowledge act upon this. They have declared hoarding of food to be unlawful,
5- Some people of knowledge have permitted hoarding of things other than food,
6- Ibn Mubarak says: There is no harm in hoarding cotton, tanned goat skins, and similar things.
1- The hadith of Mu’ammar is Hasan Sahih,
2- It is narrated from Sa’id bin Al-Musayyib that he used to hoard oil, wheat, and similar things,
3- In this chapter, there are also ahadith from ‘Umar, ‘Ali, Abu Umamah, and Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them),
4- The people of knowledge act upon this. They have declared hoarding of food to be unlawful,
5- Some people of knowledge have permitted hoarding of things other than food,
6- Ibn Mubarak says: There is no harm in hoarding cotton, tanned goat skins, and similar things.
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Brief Explanation
1؎: «احتکار»: This refers to hoarding. It is prohibited when people are in need of grain and, in anticipation of higher prices, it is withheld from the market. If grain is available in the market, then hoarding is not prohibited. There is no harm in hoarding unnecessary items other than food.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Ihtikar:
Ihtikar refers to hoarding.
It is prohibited when people are in need of grain, and, in anticipation of further price increases, it is withheld from the market.
If grain is available in the market, then hoarding is not prohibited.
There is no harm in hoarding unnecessary items other than food.
1:
Ihtikar:
Ihtikar refers to hoarding.
It is prohibited when people are in need of grain, and, in anticipation of further price increases, it is withheld from the market.
If grain is available in the market, then hoarding is not prohibited.
There is no harm in hoarding unnecessary items other than food.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1267
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
All such items upon which humans or their animals depend for sustenance, and which are kept by someone for the purpose of sale, and then if these items become scarce in the market, and he withholds them with the intention that their price will increase further and then I will sell them—this is hoarding (ihtikar), the prohibition of which has been mentioned. If that item is available in the market according to demand, or someone has kept it for his own need, then withholding it is not the prohibited hoarding. Withholding during times of scarcity and famine is forbidden (haram). The practice of Sayyiduna Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib and Hazrat Ma‘mar was also in accordance with this second situation. Some of the esteemed Imams consider it permissible to withhold fruits and other items besides staple foods.
All such items upon which humans or their animals depend for sustenance, and which are kept by someone for the purpose of sale, and then if these items become scarce in the market, and he withholds them with the intention that their price will increase further and then I will sell them—this is hoarding (ihtikar), the prohibition of which has been mentioned. If that item is available in the market according to demand, or someone has kept it for his own need, then withholding it is not the prohibited hoarding. Withholding during times of scarcity and famine is forbidden (haram). The practice of Sayyiduna Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib and Hazrat Ma‘mar was also in accordance with this second situation. Some of the esteemed Imams consider it permissible to withhold fruits and other items besides staple foods.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3447
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The meaning of hoarding (ikhtikar) is that when the public is in greater need of something, the trader withholds his goods at that time so that the price increases even more.
This involves greed and selfishness.
Such a person harbors the desire that the public should be afflicted with hardship so that he can accumulate wealth.
Such desires are not befitting the dignity of a Muslim.
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Hoarding is legally (shar'an) prohibited, and by committing a prohibited act, unlawful (haram) earnings become mixed into one's sustenance.
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The use of the word "sinner" (gunahgar) indicates that only someone who has become accustomed to sins can commit such a wrongful act.
Someone who only occasionally commits a sinful act cannot commit such a major crime.
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Purchasing and keeping a reasonable amount of goods for one's personal needs is not included in hoarding. For example:
If a person buys grain during the harvest season according to the needs of his household for the entire year, he is not a criminal.
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The meaning of hoarding (ikhtikar) is that when the public is in greater need of something, the trader withholds his goods at that time so that the price increases even more.
This involves greed and selfishness.
Such a person harbors the desire that the public should be afflicted with hardship so that he can accumulate wealth.
Such desires are not befitting the dignity of a Muslim.
➋
Hoarding is legally (shar'an) prohibited, and by committing a prohibited act, unlawful (haram) earnings become mixed into one's sustenance.
➌
The use of the word "sinner" (gunahgar) indicates that only someone who has become accustomed to sins can commit such a wrongful act.
Someone who only occasionally commits a sinful act cannot commit such a major crime.
➍
Purchasing and keeping a reasonable amount of goods for one's personal needs is not included in hoarding. For example:
If a person buys grain during the harvest season according to the needs of his household for the entire year, he is not a criminal.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2154
