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Sahih Muslim 1604a — Advance Payment with Clear Terms
Salam (Payment in Advance)
Salam Sale Hadith: Advance Payment with Known Measure and Time
Sahih Muslim : 1604a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1604a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ يَحْيَى - أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وَهُمْ يُسْلِفُونَ فِي الثِّمَارِ السَّنَةَ وَالسَّنَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ " مَنْ أَسْلَفَ فِي تَمْرٍ فَلْيُسْلِفْ فِي كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَوَزْنٍ مَعْلُومٍ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ" .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
When Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina, they were paying one and two years in advance for fruits, so he said: Those who pay in advance for anything must do so for a specified weight and for a definite time.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1604aIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 157USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3906
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1604a
This salam sale hadith gives a clear instruction about advance payment. Ibn ‘Abbas reports that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to Medina, people were paying one and two years in advance for fruits. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that whoever pays in advance for anything must do so for a specified weight and a definite time. The Arabic also mentions a known measure. The main lesson is that advance payment should not be vague. The quantity and time should be known. For anyone searching for advance payment in Islam hadith or specified measure and weight hadith, this report gives the core wording. It is about making a future delivery clear enough that both sides know what is being agreed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Advance payment should be tied to known terms.
- The report mentions known measure, known weight, and known time.
- Clear details help reduce uncertainty in future delivery.
