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Sunan an-Nasai 4574 — Take Apart Mixed Jewelry Before Selling
Selling a Necklace Containing Games And Gold For Gold
Hadith About Mixed Jewelry: Take It Apart, Then Sell It
Sunan an-Nasai : 4574
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4574
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ، عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ أَصَبْتُ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ قِلاَدَةً فِيهَا ذَهَبٌ وَخَرَزٌ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَبِيعَهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " افْصِلْ بَعْضَهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ بِعْهَا " .
Fadalah bin 'Ubad Narrated from:
On the Day of Khaibar I got a necklace containing gold and gems, and I wanted to sell it. Mention of that was made to the Prophet and he said: 'Take it apart, and then sell it.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4574In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 126English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4578
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4574
This hadith about mixed jewelry gives a clear instruction. Fadalah bin Ubaid got a necklace on the Day of Khaibar. It contained gold and gems, and he wanted to sell it. When the matter was mentioned to the Prophet, he said: take it apart, and then sell it. The main search term is take apart necklace before selling hadith. The wording is short, so the explanation should stay with the exact case: a necklace made of mixed parts, including gold and gems. The practical lesson is that when the value of gold is mixed with other material, separation helps make the sale clear before selling.
What we learn from this hadith
- The item in the report was a necklace with gold and gems.
- Fadalah wanted to sell it.
- The Prophet instructed that its parts be separated before sale.
- The hadith points to clear handling of mixed jewelry.
