44/21. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4506 — Avoid Price Tricks and Interference
Artificially Inflating Prices
Hadith About Islamic Trade Ethics and Fair Conduct
Sunan an-Nasai : 4506
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4506
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَبِيعُ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا وَلاَ يَزِيدُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ تَسْأَلِ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ الأُخْرَى لِتَكْتَفِئَ مَا فِي إِنَائِهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I heard the messenger of Allah say: No man should urge anyone to cancel a sale he has already agreed upon with his brother so as to sell him his own goods; no town-dweller should sell for a desert-dweller; do not artificially inflate prices; no man should outbid 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 (deprive her of her share of maintenance),
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4506In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 58English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4510
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4506
This hadith about Islamic trade ethics brings several warnings together. The Messenger of Allah said that a man should not urge someone to cancel a sale already agreed upon with his brother so he can sell his own goods. He also said that a town-dweller should not sell for a desert-dweller, and he forbade artificially inflating prices. The report also says no man should outbid his brother. It ends with a warning that a woman should not ask for her sister in faith to be divorced so as to turn over what is in her vessel. The shared lesson is clear: do not seek gain by harming another person’s place, deal, or share.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not interfere with another person’s agreed sale.
- Do not inflate prices artificially.
- Do not outbid your brother in the forbidden manner stated here.
- Do not seek benefit by asking for another woman’s divorce.
