22/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1588d — Dinar and Dirham Exchange
Exchange and Selling Gold for Silver on the spot
Hadith About Dinar and Dirham Exchange
Sahih Muslim : 1588d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1588d
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ مُوسَى، بْنِ أَبِي تَمِيمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الدِّينَارُ بِالدِّينَارِ لاَ فَضْلَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَالدِّرْهَمُ بِالدِّرْهَمِ لاَ فَضْلَ بَيْنَهُمَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Let dinar be exchanged for dinar, with no addition on either side and dirham be exchanged for dirham with no addition on either side.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1588dIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 108USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3858
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1588d
This Hadith gives a short rule about exchanging dinar for dinar and dirham for dirham. The wording says there should be no addition on either side. This makes the Hadith closely linked to riba, fair currency exchange, and equal exchange in Islamic trade. The text does not discuss every kind of buying and selling. It speaks about the same currency being exchanged for the same currency. The lesson is clear and practical: when the exchange is dinar for dinar or dirham for dirham, extra benefit between the two sides is not allowed in the wording of the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dinar for dinar is mentioned with no addition on either side.
- Dirham for dirham is also mentioned with no addition on either side.
- The Hadith points to fairness in same-currency exchange.
- Extra benefit in the same exchange is rejected by the text.
