21/8. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1528a — Measuring Foodgrain Before Sale
It is invalid to sell goods before taking possession of them
Hadith About Measuring Foodgrain Before Selling It
Sahih Muslim : 1528a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1528a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنِ اشْتَرَى طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِعْهُ حَتَّى يَكْتَالَهُ " . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ " مَنِ ابْتَاعَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who bought foodgrain should not sell it until he had measured it. In the narration of Abu Bakr there the word is Ibta' instead of Ishtara.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1528aIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 47USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3651
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1528a
This Hadith gives a short and clear instruction from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم: whoever buys foodgrain should not sell it until he has measured it. The message is simple. A foodgrain sale should not move into another sale while the amount is still not properly measured. The Hadith is strongly linked to Islamic business ethics, fair trade in Islam, and the rule of measuring goods before resale. It does not discuss every type of product or every market case; it speaks directly about foodgrain and measurement. For readers searching for hadith about measuring foodgrain before sale, this narration shows that clarity in quantity matters before a person sells what he has bought.
What we learn from this hadith
- Foodgrain should be measured before it is sold again.
- Clear quantity is part of fair dealing in this Hadith.
- A buyer should not rush into resale before completing the measuring step.
