44/19. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4502 — Honest Trade and Social Conduct
Urging A Seller To Cancel A Sale Already Agreed Upon With Another Buyer so As To Buy The Goods Oneself
Hadith About Honest Trade and Fair Dealings
Sunan an-Nasai : 4502
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4502
حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَبِيعَنَّ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا وَلاَ يُسَاوِمِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى سَوْمِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَخْطُبْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ تَسْأَلِ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ أُخْتِهَا لِتَكْتَفِئَ مَا فِي إِنَائِهَا وَلِتُنْكَحَ فَإِنَّمَا لَهَا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "No town-dweller should sell for a desert-dweller, do not artificially inflate prices, no man should urge a seller to cancel a sale already agreed upon with another buy so as to by the goods himself, no one should make a proposal over the proposal of his brother and no woman should make a proposal over the proposal of his brother and no woman should ask for her sister in faith to be divorced so as to turn over what is in her vessel Deprived her of her share of maintenance and so that she may get married in her place: she will have what Allah has decreed or her."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4502In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 54English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4506
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4502
This hadith about honest trade gathers several rules in one report. The Messenger of Allah forbade a town-dweller from selling for a desert-dweller. He also forbade artificially inflating prices, urging a seller to cancel an agreed sale so another person can buy the goods, and making a proposal over the proposal of one’s brother. The hadith also warns a woman not to ask for her sister in faith to be divorced so she may take her place. The message is not only about Islamic business ethics; it is also about respect in social dealings. A believer should not build personal gain on pressure, price tricks, broken agreements, or harm to another person.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not use price tricks to raise the cost artificially.
- Do not interfere with an agreed sale in order to take it for yourself.
- Do not make a proposal over another person’s proposal.
- Do not seek marriage by asking for another woman’s divorce.
