14/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1218 — Auction Sale
What Has Been Related About Auctioning
Auction Sale Hadith: Who Will Give More Than a Dirham?
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1218
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1218
حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شُمَيْطِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَخْضَرُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَاعَ حِلْسًا وَقَدَحًا وَقَالَ " مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَا الْحِلْسَ وَالْقَدَحَ " . فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَخَذْتُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمٍ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ " فَأَعْطَاهُ رَجُلٌ دِرْهَمَيْنِ فَبَاعَهُمَا مِنْهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الأَخْضَرِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ . وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْحَنَفِيُّ الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْ أَنَسٍ هُوَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لَمْ يَرَوْا بَأْسًا بِبَيْعِ مَنْ يَزِيدُ فِي الْغَنَائِمِ وَالْمَوَارِيثِ . وَقَدْ رَوَى الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الأَخْضَرِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Sold A Saddle Blanket And A Drinking Bowl. He (ﷺ) Said: "Who Will Buy Saddle Blanket And Drinking Bowl ?". So A Man Said: "I Will Take Them For A Dirham." So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Who Will Give More Than A Dirham ? Who Will Give More That A Dirham ?" A Man Agreed To Give Him Two Dirham, So He Sold Them To Him.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan. We Do Not Know Of It Except From The Narration Of Al-Akhdar Bin 'Ajlan, And 'Abdullah Al-Hanafi Who Is Reporting From Anas, Is Abu Bakr Al-Hanafi. This Is Acted Upon According To Some Of The People Of Knowledge, They Did Not See Any Harm In Auctioning The Spoils Of War And Inheritance. Al-Mu'Tamir Bin Sulaiman And Others Among The People Of Hadith Reported From Al-Akhdar Bin 'Ajlan.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1218In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 1218
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1218
This auction sale hadith describes the Prophet selling a saddle blanket and a drinking bowl. He asked who would buy them. A man offered one dirham. The Prophet then asked who would give more than one dirham, repeating the question. Another man agreed to pay two dirhams, so the Prophet sold the items to him. The hadith is about a sale where a higher offer was accepted. The wording is practical and simple. It shows an open sale process in which people heard the offer and a better price was accepted. The explanation should stay with the text and not add rules beyond what the narration states.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet sold a saddle blanket and drinking bowl.
- A first offer of one dirham was made.
- A higher offer of two dirhams was accepted.
- The narration shows an open bidding-style sale.
