44/44. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4563 — No Credit in Riba Items
Selling Barley For Barley
Hadith About Riba: Same Weight, Same Measure, No Credit
Sunan an-Nasai : 4563
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4563
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، - وَكَانَ بَدْرِيًّا وَكَانَ بَايَعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ لاَ يَخَافَ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لاَئِمٍ - أَنَّ عُبَادَةَ قَامَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتُمْ بُيُوعًا لاَ أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ أَلاَ إِنَّ الذَّهَبَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَإِنَّ الْفِضَّةَ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الْفِضَّةِ بِالذَّهَبِ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا وَلاَ تَصْلُحُ النَّسِيئَةُ أَلاَ إِنَّ الْبُرَّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرَ بِالشَّعِيرِ مُدْيًا بِمُدْىٍ وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الشَّعِيرِ بِالْحِنْطَةِ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا وَلاَ يَصْلُحُ نَسِيئَةً أَلاَ وَإِنَّ التَّمْرَ بِالتَّمْرِ مُدْيًا بِمُدْىٍ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الْمِلْحَ مُدًّا بِمُدٍّ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى .
'Ubadah bin As-Samit Narrated from:
'Ubadah stood up to deliver a speech and said: "O people, you have invented kinds of transactions, I do not know what they are, but make sure it is gold for gold, of the same weight, or silver for silver, of the same weight. There is nothing wrong with selling silver for gold, hand to hand, giving more silver than gold, but no credit is allowed.When you sell wheat for wheat and barley for barley, it should be measure for measure, but there is nothing wrong with selling barley for wheat, hand to hand, giving more barley than wheat, but no credit is allowed. And when you sell dates for dates, it should be measure for measure" And he mentioned salt, "measure for measure, and whoever gives more or asks for more has engaged in Riba.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4563In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 115English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4567
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4563
This hadith about riba is a speech from Ubadah bin As-Samit about transactions people had begun doing. He told them to make gold for gold the same weight and silver for silver the same weight. He also said there is no problem with selling silver for gold hand to hand, even if the silver is more, but no credit is allowed. The same idea appears with wheat and barley: wheat for wheat and barley for barley should be measure for measure, while barley for wheat may differ if it is hand to hand. Dates for dates and salt for salt are also mentioned as measure for measure. The text ends by saying that whoever gives more or asks for more has engaged in riba.
What we learn from this hadith
- Gold for gold and silver for silver should be exchanged by equal weight.
- Wheat, barley, dates, and salt are mentioned with measure-for-measure exchange.
- Different listed items may differ in amount when the exchange is hand to hand.
- Credit is not allowed in the cases mentioned in this report.
