44/50. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4578 — Equal Same-Metal Exchange
Selling Silvder For Gold And Selling Gold For Silver
Hadith About Riba: Equal Gold for Gold and Silver for Silver
Sunan an-Nasai : 4578
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4578
وَفِيمَا قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ بَيْعِ الْفِضَّةِ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ بِالذَّهَبِ إِلاَّ سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَبْتَاعَ الذَّهَبَ بِالْفِضَّةِ كَيْفَ شِئْنَا وَالْفِضَّةَ بِالذَّهَبِ كَيْفَ شِئْنَا .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakrah Narrated from:
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakrah narrated that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade selling silver for silver and gold for gold, unless it was of equal amounts. And he told us to sell gold for silver however we wanted, and silver for gold however we wanted.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4578In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 130English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4582
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4578
This hadith about riba states that the Messenger of Allah forbade selling silver for silver and gold for gold unless it was of equal amounts. It then says that they were told to sell gold for silver however they wanted, and silver for gold however they wanted. The main search term is gold for gold equal amounts hadith. The difference in the text is clear: same metal for same metal must be equal, while gold for silver and silver for gold are treated differently in the wording. The explanation should not add details not mentioned here. It is a simple rule about equal same-metal exchange and flexibility in gold-silver exchange as stated in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Silver for silver should be equal in amount.
- Gold for gold should be equal in amount.
- Gold for silver and silver for gold are described with wider choice in the wording.
- The hadith separates same-metal exchange from gold-silver exchange.
