14/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1217 — Weights and Measures
What Has Been Related About Measures And Weights
Weights and Measures Hadith: A Serious Business Trust
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1217
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1217
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَصْحَابِ الْمِكْيَالِ وَالْمِيزَانِ " إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ وُلِّيتُمْ أَمْرَيْنِ هَلَكَتْ فِيهِ الأُمَمُ السَّالِفَةُ قَبْلَكُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مَرْفُوعًا إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ . وَحُسَيْنُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مَوْقُوفًا .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To The People Of Weights And Measures: "Indeed You Have Been Entrusted With Two Matters That Nations Preceding You In The Past Were Destroyed For." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] We Do Not Know This Hadith To Be Marfu' Except Through The Narration Of Husain Bin Qais, And Husain Bin Qais Was Graded Weak In Hadith. This Has Been Reported As Maquf Narration From Ibn 'Abbas With A Sahih Chain Of Narration.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1217In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 1217
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1217
This weights and measures hadith addresses people who deal with measure and scale. Ibn Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said to the people of weights and measures that they had been entrusted with two matters for which earlier nations were destroyed. The report itself also notes discussion about its narration, including that the marfu' route is known through a weak narrator, while it was reported from Ibn Abbas as a mawquf narration with a sound chain. Keeping close to the text, the teaching is still clear: weighing and measuring in business is not a light matter. It is a trust that can affect people’s rights.
What we learn from this hadith
- Weights and measures are described as a serious trust.
- The narration links wrongdoing in this area to destruction of past nations.
- Business tools that affect people’s rights must be handled carefully.
- The report itself mentions scholarly notes about its chain.
