44/61. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4614 — Paying in Advance for Food
Paying in Advance for food
Hadith About Advance Payment in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 4614
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4614
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُجَالِدِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى عَنِ السَّلَفِ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُسْلِفُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فِي الْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرِ إِلَى قَوْمٍ لاَ أَدْرِي أَعِنْدَهُمْ أَمْ لاَ . وَابْنُ أَبْزَى قَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ .
'Abdullah Ibn Abi Awfa Narrated from:
It was narrated that 'Abdullah Ibn Abi Awfa about paying in advance. He said: 'We used to pay in advance during the time of the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr and 'Umar, for wheat, barley and dates, paying people whom we did not know if they had those things or not.''' Ibn Abza said meaning, similarly.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4614In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 166English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4618
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4614
This hadith about advance payment in Islam reports the practice of Abdullah bin Abi Awfa. He said they used to pay in advance during the time of the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, and Umar for wheat, barley, and dates. He also said they paid people while not knowing whether those people had the goods or not. The core topic is advance payment, often searched as salam sale hadith. The text does not give the full conditions in this narration, so the explanation should not add them here as if they are stated. It simply records that advance payment for named food items was practiced. It helps readers understand that not every delayed delivery is the same as selling what one does not have.
What we learn from this hadith
- Advance payment for wheat, barley, and dates is mentioned.
- The report describes practice in the Prophet’s time and after him.
- The buyers did not always know whether the sellers had the goods then.
- The narration should be read with its exact wording, without adding details here.
