22/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1584e — Giver and Receiver in Riba
Exchange and Selling Gold for Silver on the spot
Hadith About Riba Exchange: The Giver and Receiver Are Both Warned
Sahih Muslim : 1584e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1584e
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى الآخِذُ وَالْمُعْطِي فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ " .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates, salt by salt, like by like, payment being made hand to hand. He who made an addition to it, or asked for an addition, in fact dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are equally guilty.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1584eIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 103USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3854
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1584e
This Hadith about riba exchange gives a firm warning. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, and salt for salt must be like for like and hand to hand. Then the Hadith states that whoever made an addition or asked for an addition had dealt in usury, and that the receiver and giver are equal in it. The wording is practical and serious. It does not only blame the one who takes extra; it also mentions the one who gives in that exchange. For searches about riba hadith, six ribawi items, and hand-to-hand exchange, this narration gives a direct warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith lists six items in a like-for-like exchange rule.
- Payment must be hand to hand in this narration.
- Making or asking for an addition is described as riba.
- The receiver and giver are both mentioned as equal in this matter.
