14/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1229 — Habal al-Habalah Sale
What Has Been Related About The Sale Of Habalil-Habalah
Habal al-Habalah Hadith and Gharar Sale
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1229
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1229
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ حَبَلِ الْحَبَلَةِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَحَبَلُ الْحَبَلَةِ نِتَاجُ النِّتَاجِ وَهُوَ بَيْعٌ مَفْسُوخٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَهُوَ مِنْ بُيُوعِ الْغَرَرِ . وَقَدْ رَوَى شُعْبَةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . وَرَوَى عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ وَنَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Prohibited The Sale Of Habalil-Habalah. [He Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From 'Abdullah Bin 'Abbas And Abu Sa'Eed Al-Khudri [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Ibn 'Umar Is Hasan Sahih Hadith. This Is Acted Upon According To The People Of Knowledge. And Hababil-Habalah Is The Offspring Of The Offspring (Of An Animal). It Is An Invalid Sale According To The People Of Knowledge And It Is Type Of Gharar Sale.Shu'Bah Reported This Hadith From Ayyub, From Sa'Eed Bin Jubair, From Ibn 'Abbas. 'Abdul Wahhab Ath-Thaqafi And Others Reported It From Ayyub, From Sa'Eed Bin Jubair And Nafi', From Ibn 'Umar, From The Prophet (ﷺ), And This Is More Correct.
[1] See the next chapter.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1229In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 1229
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1229
This hadith covers a sale called Habal al-Habalah. Ibn Umar narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited it. Abu Eisa explains in the text that Habal al-Habalah means the offspring of the offspring of an animal. He also says it is an invalid sale according to the people of knowledge and is a type of Gharar sale. The simple point is that a sale should not be based on something too unknown or not yet present in a clear way. When the object of sale depends on a future animal birth and then another future birth, the uncertainty is plain. Islamic business ethics call for clarity in what is being sold.
What we learn from this hadith
- A sale should not depend on unclear future offspring.
- The text identifies Habal al-Habalah as a type of Gharar sale.
- The item being sold should be known and clear.
- Uncertainty in the object of sale can make a transaction invalid.
