Hadith #258
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَبِيعُ الْإِبِلَ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَأَبِيعُ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ وَآخُذُ الدَّرَاهِمَ وَأَبِيعُ بِالدَّرَاهِم
ِ وَآخُذُ الدَّنَانِيرَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ حُجْرَتَهُ فَأَخَذْتُ بِثَوْبِهِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَخَذْتَ وَاحِدًا مِنْهُمَا بِالْآخَرِ فَلَا يُفَارِقَنَّكَ وَبَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ بَيْعٌ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن آدم
إسرائيل
سماك
سعيد بن جبير
ابن عمر
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yahya ibn Adam, from Isra'il, from Simak, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr — that he said: 'I used to sell camels at al-Baqi'. I would sell for dinars and receive dirhams in return, and sell for dirhams and receive dinars. I went to the Prophet ﷺ when he was about to enter his room, and I caught hold of his garment and asked him. He said: "When you take one of the two [gold or silver] in exchange for the other — do not part [from the transaction] while there is still an outstanding sale between you and him."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 258
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5296
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41686