14/40. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1267 — Hoarding
What Has Been Related About Hoarding
Hoarding Hadith: Market Ethics in Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1267
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1267
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَحْتَكِرُ إِلاَّ خَاطِئٌ " . فَقُلْتُ لِسَعِيدٍ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّكَ تَحْتَكِرُ . قَالَ وَمَعْمَرٌ قَدْ كَانَ يَحْتَكِرُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَإِنَّمَا رُوِيَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَحْتَكِرُ الزَّيْتَ وَالْحِنْطَةَ وَنَحْوَ هَذَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَعَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَحَدِيثُ مَعْمَرٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا احْتِكَارَ الطَّعَامِ . وَرَخَّصَ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي الاِحْتِكَارِ فِي غَيْرِ الطَّعَامِ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ لاَ بَأْسَ بِالاِحْتِكَارِ فِي الْقُطْنِ وَالسَّخْتِيَانِ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ .
Ma'Mar Bin 'Abdullah Bin Nadlah Narrated from:
I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Saying: 'Hoarding Is Nothing But Sin.' So I (Muhammad) Said To Sa'Eed: "O Abu Muhammad! You Hoard?" He Said: "And Ma'Mar Would Hoard." It Is Also Been Reported That Sa'Eed Bin Musayyab Would Hoard Oil, (Camel) Fodder, And The Like.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From 'Umar, 'Ali, Abu Umamah, And Ibn 'Umar. The Hadith Of Ma'Mar Is A Hasan Sahih Hadith. This Is Acted Upon According To The People Of Knowledge, They Dislike Hoarding Food, And Some Of Them Make A Concession For Hoarding Things Other Than Food. Ibn Al-Mubarak Said: "There Is No Harm In Hoarding Cotton, Goat Pelts And Like."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1267In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 69English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1267
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1267
This hadith about hoarding in Islam states, “Hoarding is nothing but sin.” The report then records a question to Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab because he was said to hoard, and it mentions that Ma'mar would hoard as well. The text itself then explains how scholars acted on it: they disliked hoarding food, while some made a concession for items other than food. This keeps the explanation balanced. The hadith is not a general attack on storing anything at all. It points to harmful market hoarding, especially with food, where people’s need can be affected. For terms like market ethics in Islam and food hoarding hadith, the key idea is fair trade and avoiding sinful gain.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hoarding food is treated as blameworthy in the report.
- Market behavior should not harm people’s needs.
- The text notes a difference between food and some non-food goods.
- Profit should not be built on harmful withholding.
