14/19. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1235 — Do Not Sell What Is Not With You
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Sell What One Does Not Have
Hadith on Selling What Is Not With You
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1235
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1235
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، وَعَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ أَبُو سَهْلٍ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ، قَالَ نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَبِيعَ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدِي . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَرَوَى وَكِيعٌ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ وَرِوَايَةُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ أَصَحُّ . وَقَدْ رَوَى يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِصْمَةَ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا أَنْ يَبِيعَ الرَّجُلُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ .
Hakim bin Hizam Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prohibited Me From Selling What Was Not With Me. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] Waki' Reported This Hadith From Yazid Bin Ibrahim, From Ibn Sirin, From Ayyub, From Hakim Bin Hizam, And He Did Not Mention In It: "From Yusuf Bin Mahak." And The Narration Of 'Abdus-Samad (A Narrator In The Chain Of Hadith No. 1235) Is More Correct.Yahya Bin Abi Kathir Reported This Hadith From Ya'La Bin Hakim, From Yusuf Bin Mahak, From 'Abdullah Bin 'Ismah, From Hakim Bin Hizam, From The Prophet (ﷺ). This Hadith Is Acted Upon According To Most Of The People Of Knowledge, They Dislike For A Man To Sell What Is Not With Him.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1235In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 35English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1235
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1235
This hadith again reports the statement of Hakim bin Hizam that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited him from selling what was not with him. Abu Eisa then discusses the routes of narration and says the narration of Abdus-Samad is more correct in the chain mentioned. The report also states that most people of knowledge acted upon this hadith and disliked a man selling what is not with him. The practical teaching is steady and clear. A seller should not make a sale based on an item he does not have. Business should be tied to real possession, honest ability to deliver, and a clear deal between both sides.
What we learn from this hadith
- A seller should not sell what is not with him.
- Many people of knowledge disliked this kind of sale, as stated in the report.
- The ability to deliver matters in a sale.
- Clear ownership helps prevent dispute and deception.
