Hadith #166
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ ع
َنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَلَقَّوْا الْبَيْعَ وَلَا تُصَرُّوا الْغَنَمَ وَالْإِبِلَ لِلْبَيْعِ فَمَنْ ابْتَاعَهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ شَاءَ رَدَّهَا بِصَاعِ تَمْرٍ لَا سَمْرَاءَ
Isnad Chain
سفيان
أبي الزناد
الأعرج ع
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Sufyan, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj — traced to the Prophet ﷺ: 'Do not intercept merchandise [before it reaches the market]. And do not withhold the milk [tasriya — tying the udder to inflate the buyer's impression of the animal's productivity] in sheep or camels for the purpose of sale. Whoever buys one after that [having been deceived] has the choice of the better of two options: if he wishes he may keep it, or if he wishes he may return it along with a sa' of dates — not wheat [la samra'].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 166
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7004
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43394