44/5. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4461 — Swearing in Sales Removes Barakah
The One Who Sells His Product By Means Of False Oaths
Swearing in Sales: A Hadith on Blessed Earnings
Sunan an-Nasai : 4461
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4461
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْحَلِفُ مَنْفَقَةٌ لِلسِّلْعَةِ مَمْحَقَةٌ لِلْكَسْبِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "Taking oaths may help you to make a sale but it takes (blessing) away from the earnings "(Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4461In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4466
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4461
This hadith teaches that swearing an oath can make merchandise easier to sell, but the gain may lose its blessing. The message is simple: higher sales do not always mean better earnings. A seller may persuade a buyer through strong claims and repeated oaths, yet the hadith warns about what can happen to the barakah of that income. For anyone searching for a hadith about business honesty, this narration points to careful speech in the marketplace. Islamic business ethics are not limited to making money through a completed transaction. They also include how the seller speaks and how the buyer is persuaded. The safer path is to describe the product honestly and let the facts support the sale instead of relying on oaths.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not depend on oaths to make merchandise attractive.
- Sales growth can come with a loss of blessing in earnings.
- Business speech should be careful, truthful, and free from needless swearing.
- A seller should look beyond immediate profit and care about barakah.
