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Sunan an-Nasai 4544 — Araya by Estimate
Araya Sales For Fresh DATes
Araya Sales by Estimate Hadith: A Clear Permission
Sunan an-Nasai : 4544
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4544
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَصْحَابِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْعِ الْعَرَايَا بِخَرْصِهَا .
Bashir bin yasar Narrated from:
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah said: "The Messenger of Allah granted a concession allowing 'Araya sales by estimate."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4544In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 96English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4548
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4544
This narration is short, but its meaning is useful. The Companions said that the Messenger of Allah granted a concession allowing Araya sales by estimate. The focus is not on every kind of buying and selling. It is about Araya sales and the use of estimation in that special case. For readers searching Araya sales by estimate, Islamic finance hadith, or hadith about trade concessions, the wording gives a simple rule: a concession can exist where the Messenger of Allah allowed it. The hadith also reminds us not to treat estimation as careless trading. It is mentioned here within a specific allowed sale.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith confirms a concession for Araya sales.
- Estimation was allowed in this specific type of sale.
- A trade allowance should be linked to the permission mentioned in the text.
