44/21. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4507 — No Outbidding or Harmful Pressure
Artificially Inflating Prices
Hadith About Fair Conduct in Trade and Marriage
Sunan an-Nasai : 4507
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4507
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَبِيعُ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا وَلاَ يَزِيدُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ تَسْأَلُ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ أُخْتِهَا لِتَسْتَكْفِئَ بِهِ مَا فِي صَحْفَتِهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "No town-dweller should sell for desert-dweller, 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 bowl (deprive her of her share of maintenance)"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4507In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 59English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4511
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4507
This hadith about fair conduct gives three connected warnings. The Prophet said that no town-dweller should sell for a desert-dweller, 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 bowl. The words point to a simple moral rule: do not take advantage of another person’s position. In trade, that means avoiding unfair help, pressure, or bidding that harms another. In family matters, it means not seeking a place by removing someone else from it. The hadith teaches restraint, fairness, and care for others in real life situations.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not let a town-dweller sell for a desert-dweller in this case.
- Do not outbid your brother in the manner forbidden here.
- Do not seek marriage by asking for another woman’s divorce.
- Fair conduct means avoiding gain through another person’s loss.
