14/21. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1237 — Animals on Credit
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Barter Animals For Animals On Credit
Bartering Animals on Credit Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1237
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1237
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْحَيَوَانِ بِالْحَيَوَانِ نَسِيئَةً . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ سَمُرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَسَمَاعُ الْحَسَنِ مِنْ سَمُرَةَ صَحِيحٌ هَكَذَا قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ وَغَيْرُهُ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ فِي بَيْعِ الْحَيَوَانِ بِالْحَيَوَانِ نَسِيئَةً وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ أَحْمَدُ . وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ فِي بَيْعِ الْحَيَوَانِ بِالْحَيَوَانِ نَسِيئَةً وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَإِسْحَاقَ .
Samurah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prohibited Bartering Animals On Credit. He Said: There Are Narration On This Topic From Ibn 'Abbas, Jabir, Ibn 'Umar. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Samurah Is Hasan Sahih Hadith. It Is Correct That Al-Hasan Heard From Samurah, This Is What 'Ali Bin Al-Madini And Others Said.Regarding (The Prohibition Of) Bartering Animals On Credit, This Is Acted Upon According To Most Of The People Of Knowledge Among The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ) And Others. This Is The View Of Sufyan Ath-Thawri And The People Of Al-Kufah, And It Is The View Of Ahmad. Some Of The People Of Knowledge, Among The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ) And Others, Permitted Bartering Animals For Animals On Credit. This Is The View Of Ash-Shafi'I And Ishaq.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1237In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1237
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1237
This hadith is about animal exchange. Samurah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited bartering animals for animals on credit. Abu Eisa notes that this is acted upon according to most people of knowledge among the Companions and others. He also mentions that some people of knowledge permitted bartering animals for animals on credit, and he lists views connected to different scholars. Staying with the text, the main issue is delay in an animal-for-animal exchange. When both sides are not hand to hand, uncertainty or dispute can enter the deal. The hadith highlights care in barter contracts, especially when living animals are exchanged with delayed delivery.
What we learn from this hadith
- Animal-for-animal exchange on credit is prohibited in this narration.
- The report mentions that most people of knowledge acted upon this prohibition.
- Delayed barter can raise risk in animal exchange.
- The text also records scholarly difference on the issue.
