44/57. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4606 — Move Goods from the Sale Spot
Selling food that one has Bought Unmeasured before removing it from the Place of Sale
Hadith About Selling Food in the Same Place
Sunan an-Nasai : 4606
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4606
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَبْتَاعُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَعْلَى السُّوقِ جُزَافًا فَنَهَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَبِيعُوهُ فِي مَكَانِهِ حَتَّى يَنْقُلُوهُ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
They used to buy and sell during the time of the Messenger of Allah at the top of the marketplace without measuring. The Messenger of Allah forbade them to sell it in the place where they had bought it until they moved it.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4606In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 158English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4610
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4606
This hadith about selling food in the same place mentions people buying and selling at the top of the marketplace without measuring. The Messenger of Allah forbade them to sell the food in the place where they bought it until they moved it. The core message is clear: resale should wait for a real change of possession shown by moving the goods. The wording also mentions that the food was bought without measuring, so the lesson should stay close to the text. For search terms like Islamic marketplace rules, food resale hadith, and possession before selling, this narration gives a simple rule from daily market life.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not resell the food in the same place before moving it.
- Moving the goods showed a clearer handover before resale.
- The hadith deals with food bought without measuring in the marketplace.
- Trade should not be rushed while possession is still unclear.
