21/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1412f — Trade and Proposal Manners
The prohibition of urging a buyer to cancel a purchase in order to sell him one's own goods; And urging a seller to cancel a sale already agreed upon so that one can buy the goods oneself; And the prohibition of artificially inflating prices; And the prohibition of letting milk accumulate in the udder in order to deceive the purchaser
Hadith About Fair Deals and Proposal Manners
Sahih Muslim : 1412f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1412f
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَبِعِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَخْطُبْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A person should not enter into a transaction when his brother is already making a transaction and he should not make a proposal of marriage when his brother has already made a proposal except when he gives permission.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1412fIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 12USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3618
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1412f
This hadith brings together two areas of respectful conduct: business and marriage proposals. Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said a person should not enter into a transaction when his brother is already making a transaction. He also should not make a marriage proposal when his brother has already made one, unless permission is given. The message is clear: do not push into another person’s ongoing matter. Whether the matter is a sale or a proposal, Islam teaches respect for people’s rights and feelings. This hadith is often searched as the hadith about selling over your brother or proposing over your brother. The wording also gives an exception: permission changes the case. So the teaching is not about blocking all action, but about avoiding unfair interference.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not enter into a sale while another person is already making that sale.
- Do not propose over another person’s proposal unless permission is given.
- Respect matters in both trade and family-related decisions.
- Permission can change the situation mentioned in the hadith.
