Rules for Returning Borrowed Items, Measuring Grain, Selling by Estimate, and Earnings from Manual Labor

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم borrowed a large bowl, and when it was lost, the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم guaranteed it to its owners.

② Sayyiduna Samurah رضي الله عنه narrates from the Noble Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم that he said:

على اليد ما أخذت حتى تؤديه

“When a person takes something in his hand, he is responsible for it until its return.”

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Ma’di Karib رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

كيلوا طعامكم يبارك لكم فيه

“Measure your grain, for it will bring you blessings.”

② It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman رضي الله عنه that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

إذا بعت فكل ، وإذا ابتعت فاكتل

“When you sell grain, measure it, and when you buy it, measure it as well.”

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:

من اشترى طعاما فلا يبعه حتى يستوفيه

“Whoever buys grain should not sell it before taking full possession of it.”

And he explained that we used to buy grain from caravan people by estimation, so the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade us from selling it without transferring it from that place.

① Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Ma’dikarib رضي الله عنه narrates from the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم that he said:

ما أكل أحد طعاما قط خيرا من أن يأكل من عمل يديه ، وإن نبي الله داود كان يأكل من عمل يده

“No one has ever eaten better food than that which is earned by his own hands. And the Prophet of Allah, Dawud عليه السلام, used to eat from the earnings of his own hands.”