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Sahih Muslim 1603c — Specified Time and Pledge
Pawning (Rahn) and its permissibility whether one is travelling or not
Buying on Credit Hadith: A Specified Time and a Pledge
Sahih Muslim : 1603c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1603c
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ، زِيَادٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ ذَكَرْنَا الرَّهْنَ فِي السَّلَمِ عِنْدَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اشْتَرَى مِنْ يَهُودِيٍّ طَعَامًا إِلَى أَجَلٍ وَرَهَنَهُ دِرْعًا لَهُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) bought from a Jew grain for a specified time; and gave him iron coat-of-mail of his as a pledge.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1603cIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 155USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3904
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1603c
This buying on credit hadith gives a bit more detail than some other wordings. ‘A’isha reports that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم bought grain from a Jew for a specified time and gave his iron coat of mail as a pledge. The key points are the grain, the delayed payment, the specified time, and the pledged item. This makes the report useful for people searching for collateral in Islam hadith or rahn hadith. The text shows that the time was not left vague in this narration. It also shows that the pledge was a real item, the coat of mail. A careful explanation should not add other rulings beyond what is stated, but it can point out the clear terms found in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The payment time was specified in this narration.
- A pledged item was connected to the credit purchase.
- Clear terms help remove uncertainty in a transaction.
