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Sunan an-Nasai 4585 — Ibn Umar on Dinars and Dirhams
Exchanging Silver For Gold And Gold For Silver, And Mentioning The Different Wordings Reported In The Narration Of Ibn 'Umar
Dinars for Dirhams: Ibn Umar's View on Currency Exchange
Sunan an-Nasai : 4585
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4585
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ لاَ يَرَى بَأْسًا - يَعْنِي - فِي قَبْضِ الدَّرَاهِمِ مِنَ الدَّنَانِيرِ وَالدَّنَانِيرِ مِنَ الدَّرَاهِمِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
It was narrated from Saeed bin Jubair, from Ibn 'Umar, that: he did not see anything wrong with paying Dirhams for Dinars.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4585In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 137English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4589
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4585
This report presents the view of Ibn Umar on receiving dirhams from dinars and dinars from dirhams. The wording says he did not see anything wrong with it. This matters for searches like dinar dirham exchange, Islamic currency exchange, and Ibn Umar money exchange report. The text is short, so the safest explanation is also focused: Ibn Umar allowed this form of taking one currency in place of the other. Nearby narrations in the same topic mention same-day price and not separating while something remains unsettled, but this specific report only states Ibn Umar's view. It teaches the reader to pay attention to the exact speaker and exact wording in Hadith collections.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar did not see a problem in receiving dirhams for dinars or dinars for dirhams.
- The report highlights the importance of knowing who is speaking in a narration.
- Currency exchange discussions should be read with care and exact wording.
- Short reports can preserve important details about early Muslim practice.
