44/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4470 — Choice Until Separation or Decision
Mentioning the Differneces Reported From Nafi
Choice in Trade Until Both Parties Decide
Sunan an-Nasai : 4470
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4470
أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْبَيِّعَانِ بِالْخِيَارِ حَتَّى يَفْتَرِقَا أَوْ يَكُونَ بَيْعَ خِيَارٍ " . وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ نَافِعٌ " أَوْ يَقُولَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِلآخَرِ اخْتَرْ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The two parties to a transaction both have the choice so long as they have not separated or chosen to conclude the transaction. Or perhaps Nafi said: "Or one of them has said to the other: 'Decide! "(Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4470In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4475
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4470
This hadith reports that the buyer and seller have a choice until they separate or until the sale is concluded by choice. It also preserves another wording in which one party says to the other, “Decide.” Both forms focus on the same practical issue: the transaction should not remain unclear. The hadith about choice in trade gives both parties space before separation, while also recognizing a direct decision between them. The wording reported from Nafi is presented carefully in the narration, so the explanation should keep that care. A buyer and seller should know whether they are still considering the deal or have chosen to complete it. Clear decisions respect both sides and reduce later disagreement. The text centers on choice, separation, and an expressed conclusion.
What we learn from this hadith
- Buyer and seller retain a choice until separation.
- A chosen conclusion can settle the sale before separation.
- The narration also mentions one party asking the other to decide.
- Both sides should understand the status of the transaction.
