44/26. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4513 — No Touch or Throw Sale
Explanation Of that
Hadith About Mulamasah and Munabadhah Meaning
Sunan an-Nasai : 4513
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4513
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى بْنِ بُهْلُولٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدًا، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمُلاَمَسَةِ وَالْمُنَابَذَةِ وَالْمُلاَمَسَةُ أَنْ يَتَبَايَعَ الرَّجُلاَنِ بِالثَّوْبَيْنِ تَحْتَ اللَّيْلِ يَلْمِسُ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمَا ثَوْبَ صَاحِبِهِ بِيَدِهِ وَالْمُنَابَذَةُ أَنْ يَنْبِذَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ الثَّوْبَ وَيَنْبُذَ الآخَرُ إِلَيْهِ الثَّوْبَ فَيَتَبَايَعَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade Munabadhah and Mulamash. Mulamasah is when two men trade garments with each other under cover of night, each man touching the garment of the other with his hand> and Munabadhah is when one man throws a garment to another and the other throws a garment to him, and they trade them with each other in that manner.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4513In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 65English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4517
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4513
This hadith about Mulamasah and Munabadhah gives helpful detail. Abu Hurairah said that the Messenger of Allah forbade Munabadhah and Mulamash. The report explains Mulamasah as two men trading garments under cover of night, each one touching the other’s garment with his hand. It explains Munabadhah as one man throwing a garment to another and the other throwing a garment back, then trading in that manner. The main issue shown in the text is a sale made without proper viewing and checking. Islamic business ethics call for clarity, not rushed actions that bind people before they know what they are taking or giving.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not trade garments merely by touching them under cover of night.
- Do not trade garments by throwing them to each other.
- Both sides should know what is being exchanged.
- Sales should not be built on unclear action.
