14/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1211 — False Oath in Selling
What Has Been Related About One Who Makes A False Oath About His Merchandise
False Oath Hadith: Selling Goods with Lies
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1211
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1211
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زُرْعَةَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثَةٌ لاَ يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ " . قُلْتُ مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا فَقَالَ " الْمَنَّانُ وَالْمُسْبِلُ إِزَارَهُ وَالْمُنْفِقُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِالْحَلِفِ الْكَاذِبِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ وَعِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَمَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Narrated Abu Dharr: That The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "There Are Three Whom Allah Will Not Look At On The Day Of Judgement, Nor Will He Purify Them, And Theirs Is A Painful Punishment." We Said: "Who Are They O Messenger Of Allah ? For They Have Indeed Failed And Are Lost!" He Sai: "The Mannan, The One Whose Izar Hangs (Below The Ankels) And The One Who Promotes His Merchandise With False Oath." [He Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From Ibn Mas'Ud, Abu Hurairah, Abu Umamah Bin Tha'Labah, 'Imran Bin Husain, And Ma'Qil Bin Yasar [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Abu Dharr Is A Hasan Sahih Hadith.
[1] The one who does not give anything without obliging the one he gave it to. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhī .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1211In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 10English translation : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 1211
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1211
This false oath hadith warns about three people who face a severe punishment on the Day of Judgment. Abu Dharr narrated that Allah will not look at them, purify them, and they will have a painful punishment. The Prophet named the mannan, the one whose izar hangs below the ankles, and the one who promotes his merchandise with a false oath. The business lesson is direct: selling with lies is not a small matter. A false oath may help move goods, but the hadith places it among grave warnings. The believer should keep sales clean from fake claims and religious words used for profit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith gives a severe warning about false oaths in trade.
- Using lies to promote merchandise is named clearly.
- The mannan is also included in this warning.
- The one whose izar hangs below the ankles is mentioned in the same narration.
