44/22. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4508 — Selling to the Highest Bidder
Selling By Auction
Hadith About Auction Sale in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 4508
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4508
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، وَعِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَخْضَرُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَاعَ قَدَحًا وَحِلْسًا فِيمَنْ يَزِيدُ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah sold a drinking bowl and a blanket (for a horse of camel) to the highest bidder '
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4508In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 60English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4512
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4508
This hadith about auction sale is simple and direct. Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah sold a drinking bowl and a blanket to the highest bidder. The text does not add extra details, so the teaching should stay close to the report. It shows a sale taking place where people could offer more, and the item went to the highest bidder. This is different from false price inflation, because the hadith only mentions a real sale to the highest bidder. For Islamic business ethics, the clear point is that open bidding may be part of a sale when it is done as a real transaction and not as a trick.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Messenger of Allah sold a bowl and blanket to the highest bidder.
- Open bidding is mentioned here as part of a real sale.
- The hadith should not be mixed with false bidding or price tricks.
- Sales should remain clear and honest.
