44/26. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4515 — No Forced Touch Sale
Explanation Of that
Hadith About Touch Sale and Binding Transactions
Sunan an-Nasai : 4515
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4515
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ لُبْسَتَيْنِ وَعَنْ بَيْعَتَيْنِ أَمَّا الْبَيْعَتَانِ فَالْمُلاَمَسَةُ وَالْمُنَابَذَةُ وَالْمُنَابَذَةُ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِذَا نَبَذْتُ هَذَا الثَّوْبَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ يَعْنِي الْبَيْعَ وَالْمُلاَمَسَةُ أَنْ يَمَسَّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَلاَ يَنْشُرَهُ وَلاَ يُقَلِّبَهُ إِذَا مَسَّهُ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْبَيْعُ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade two kinds of garments and two kinds of transactions. As for the two kinds of transactions, they are Mulamash and Munabadhaha. Munabadha is when a man says, 'I throw this garment, and the transaction becomes binding, and Mulamasah is when a man touches it with his had, without spreading it out and checking it, and once he touches it, the transaction becomes binding.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4515In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 67English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4519
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4515
This hadith about touch sale and binding transactions gives a clear picture of what was forbidden. Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said that the Messenger of Allah forbade two kinds of transactions: Mulamash and Munabadhah. Munabadhah is explained as a man saying that when he throws the garment, the sale becomes binding. Mulamasah is explained as a man touching the garment with his hand without spreading it out or turning it over, and once he touches it, the sale becomes binding. The teaching is that a sale should not become final through a quick gesture while the item has not been properly checked. Trade should be clear before people are bound.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not make a sale binding merely by throwing a garment.
- Do not make a sale binding merely by touching a garment.
- The garment should be spread out or turned over before commitment.
- People should not be bound to unclear goods.
