Sahih Muslim 1514b — Selling on Unknown Future Terms

Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1514b

This hadith explains the meaning of habal al-habala in a practical way. Ibn Umar reported that people in pre-Islamic days used to sell the meat of a slaughtered camel up to habal al-habala. The report explains that this meant waiting until a she-camel gave birth, then the one born grew and became pregnant. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade this transaction. The problem shown in the text is that the deal depended on a distant and uncertain future event. A sale like this is not clear at the time of agreement. This hadith is useful for searches about forbidden transactions in Islam, gharar in sales, and Islamic rules of buying and selling. It teaches that trade should not be tied to unknown future results.