21/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1531d — Option Rights in Business Sales
Affirming that both parties to a transaction have the option (of canceling it) while they are still together
Hadith on Option Rights in Business Sales
Sahih Muslim : 1531d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1531d
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَمْلَى عَلَىَّ نَافِعٌ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا تَبَايَعَ الْمُتَبَايِعَانِ بِالْبَيْعِ فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بِالْخِيَارِ مِنْ بَيْعِهِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا أَوْ يَكُونُ بَيْعُهُمَا عَنْ خِيَارٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ بَيْعُهُمَا عَنْ خِيَارٍ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ " . زَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَكَانَ إِذَا بَايَعَ رَجُلاً فَأَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يُقِيلَهُ قَامَ فَمَشَى هُنَيَّةً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When two persons enter into a transaction, each one of them has the right to annul it so long as they are not separated, or their transaction gives one another (as a condition) the right of annulling, and if their transaction, has the right of annulling it the transaction becomes binding. Ibn Abi Umar made this addition that whenever he (Ibn Umar) entered into a transaction with a person with the intention of not breaking it, he walked a while and then returned to him.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1531dIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 55USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3659
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1531d
This Hadith repeats the rule that two people in a sale each have the right to annul it as long as they have not separated, or if their transaction includes a right of annulment. It also says that when the sale is made with that option, it becomes binding. The added report from Ibn Abi Umar says that when Ibn Umar entered a transaction and did not want it to be cancelled, he would walk a short while and then return. The main topic is option rights in a sale. Search terms include hadith about khiyar, right to cancel sale in Islam, and buyer seller option. The explanation should stay with the text: option, separation, and the reported action of Ibn Umar.
What we learn from this hadith
- The right to annul remains before separation unless the sale is arranged with an option.
- A transaction made with an option can become binding as stated in the Hadith.
- The report mentions Ibn Umar walking away briefly after a sale he did not wish to cancel.
