21/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1540b — Ariyya Sale by Estimation
The prohibition of selling fresh dates in exchange for dry dates except in the case of 'Araya
Ariyya Sale Hadith with Dry Date Measurement
Sahih Muslim : 1540b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1540b
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَصْحَابِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْعِ الْعَرِيَّةِ بِخَرْصِهَا تَمْرًا .
Bushair b. Yasar Narrated from:
Bushair b. Yasar reported on the authority of some of the Companion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he exempted the transactions, of 'ariyya (from the direct exchange of one kind) after measuring the dry dates (in exchange for fresh dates).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1540bIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 87USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3688
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1540b
This Hadith gives a brief report about ariyya sales. The Companions said that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) allowed ariyya to be sold by estimating it as dry dates. The wording is short, but its teaching is clear: the ariyya transaction had a defined method. It was not left vague or based only on guesswork. The fresh dates were valued through an estimate in dry dates. For readers searching for ariyya sale in Islam or hadith about date exchange, this narration points to a special concession within Islamic trade rules. The text does not add a broad rule for all fruit exchanges. It speaks specifically about ariyya and the use of estimated measure.
What we learn from this hadith
- The ariyya concession was reported from the Companions of Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- The transaction was linked to estimating the fresh dates as dry dates.
- The Hadith shows that even exceptions in trade have a clear method.
