21/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1542g — All Such Muzabana Transactions
The prohibition of selling fresh dates in exchange for dry dates except in the case of 'Araya
Muzabana Hadith on Orchard and Crop Sales
Sahih Muslim : 1542g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1542g
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ أَنْ يَبِيعَ ثَمَرَ حَائِطِهِ إِنْ كَانَتْ نَخْلاً بِتَمْرٍ كَيْلاً وَإِنْ كَانَ كَرْمًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ بِزَبِيبٍ كَيْلاً وَإِنْ كَانَ زَرْعًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ بِكَيْلِ طَعَامٍ . نَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ قُتَيْبَةَ أَوْ كَانَ زَرْعًا.
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having forbidden Mazabana, and it implies that one should sell the fresh fruits of his orchard (for dry fruits) or, if it is fresh dates, for dry dates with a measure, or if it is grapes for raisins or if it is corn in the field for dry corn with a measure He (the Holy Prophet) in fact forbade all such transactions. Qutaiba has narrated it with a slight variation of words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1542gIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 98USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3699
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1542g
This Hadith gives a broad set of examples for Muzabana. Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) forbade a person selling the fresh fruits of his orchard for dried produce by measure. If it was palm fruit, it was not to be sold for dry dates by measure. If it was grapes, it was not to be sold for raisins by measure. If it was a crop, it was not to be sold for a measured amount of food. The narration ends by saying that he forbade all of that. For searches about Muzabana in Islam, this Hadith is clear because it lists the forms and closes with the prohibition.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions palm fruit, grapes, and crops as examples.
- The prohibited form is tied to measured exchange with dried or measured produce.
- The narration states that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) forbade all such transactions.
