130 hadith
He said, "I came along asking, 'Who will exchange dirhams?'" Talha bin Ubaydullah, who was sitting with Umar bin Khattab, said, "Show us your gold, then come back to us when our servant arrives and we will give you your silver." Umar bin…
مسلم 4059SahihI asked Ibn Abbas about currency exchange, and he said, "Hand to hand?" I said, "Yes." He said, "There is no harm in it." So I met Abu Saeed Khudri and told him that I had asked Ibn Abbas about currency exchange and he had said there was no…
أحمد 11582SahihI asked Ibn Abbas about currency exchange. He asked, "Hand to hand?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then there is no harm in it." So I informed Abu Saeed. I said, "I asked Ibn Abbas about currency exchange and he asked, 'Hand to hand?' I said…
مسلم 4086SahihMalik bin Aws bin Hadathan Nasri said that he was looking to exchange a hundred dinars. He said, "Talha bin Ubaydullah called me over, and we negotiated until he agreed to make the exchange with me. He took the gold and kept turning it over…
مالك 1376SahihI asked Abu Saeed, "Did you hear anything from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about exchanging gold for gold and silver for silver?" He replied, "I will tell you what I heard from him. The man in charge of his dates came to him with some fine…
أحمد 11075SahihI came with some dinars of mine wanting to exchange them. Talha bin Ubaydullah met me and took them to exchange, then said, "Wait until my treasurer Salm arrives." Abu Amir said, "From al-Ghabah." And he said in all of them, "Hand to hand."…
أحمد 314SahihI asked Ibn Abbas about currency exchange, and he said, "Hand to hand?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then there is no harm in it." So I informed Abu Saeed, saying, "I asked Ibn Abbas about currency exchange, and he said, 'Hand to hand?' I said,…
الأعظمي 5721SahihTalq said, I asked Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas about currency exchange, and neither saw any harm in it. Later, while I was sitting with Abu Saeed Khudri, I asked him the same question, and he replied, "Whatever is given in excess is usury." I…
الأعظمي 5720SahihHe informed him that he was seeking to exchange one hundred dinars. Talha bin Ubaydullah called me over, and we negotiated until he agreed to make the exchange with me. He took the gold and began turning it over in his hand, then said,…
البخاري 2174SahihI asked Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas about currency exchange, and neither of them saw any harm in it. Then, while I was sitting with Abu Saeed Khudri, I asked him about currency exchange. He said, "Whatever is given in excess is usury." I…
مسلم 4087SahihHe sought to exchange one hundred dinars. He said, Talha bin Ubayd Allah called me over, and we negotiated until he agreed to make the exchange with me. He took the gold and began turning it over in his hand, then said, "Wait until my…
الأعظمي 5698SahihNo, by Allah, you must either give him his silver or return his gold to him, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Silver for gold is usury unless exchanged on the spot, wheat for wheat is usury unless exchanged on the spot, barley for barley…
الترمذي 1243SahihThat a man sells wheat for gold on deferred payment, and then buys dates with that gold before he has taken possession of the gold.
مالك 1385SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, and Sufyan once said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Gold for silver is usury unless exchanged hand to hand, wheat for wheat is usury unless exchanged hand to hand, barley for barley is usury…
أحمد 162SahihThe man in charge of the dates brought the Messenger of Allah ﷺ some dates, and the Messenger did not recognize the type. He asked, "Where did you get these from?" The man replied, "We exchanged two saa of our dates for one saa of these."…
أحمد 10992SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gold for silver is usury unless it is exchanged hand to hand, wheat for wheat is usury unless it is exchanged hand to hand, dates for dates is usury unless it is exchanged hand to hand, and barley for barley…
أبو داود 3348SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gold for silver is usury unless exchanged hand to hand, dates for dates is usury unless exchanged hand to hand, wheat for wheat is usury unless exchanged hand to hand, and barley for barley is usury unless…
النسائي 4562Sahih"Who has change?" Talha said, "I do, until our treasurer comes from the forest." Sufyan said, this is what we memorized from Zuhri without any addition. He said, Malik bin Aws bin Hadathan informed me that he heard Umar bin Khattab [[r1]]…
البخاري 2134SahihI came forward saying, "Who will exchange dirhams?" Talha bin Ubaydullah, who was sitting with Umar bin Khattab, said, "Show us your gold, then come back to us when our treasurer arrives and we will give you your silver." Umar said, "No, by…
ابن ماجه 2260SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gold for gold is usury unless it is hand to hand, wheat for wheat is usury unless it is hand to hand, barley for barley is usury unless it is hand to hand, and dates for dates is usury unless it is hand to…
ابن ماجه 2253SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man over Khaybar, and he brought him some high-quality janib dates. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Are all the dates of Khaybar like this?" The man replied, "No, by Allah, Messenger of Allah. We…
النسائي 4557SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Wait a moment, I have a question for you. I sell camels at al-Baqi for dinars and take dirhams in their place." He replied, "There is no harm in taking them at the day's exchange rate, as long as you do…
النسائي 4593HasanAbdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda disagreed about salaf transactions, so they sent me to Abdullah bin Abu Awfa to ask him. He said, "We used to make advance-payment transactions during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and…
أحمد 19122SahihIt is reported from the Prophet ﷺ that he said, "Wheat for wheat is usury except hand to hand, barley for barley is usury except hand to hand, and dates for dates is usury except hand to hand."
البخاري 2170SahihSome dates were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, "These dates are not from our dates." The man replied, "Messenger of Allah, we sold two measures of our dates for one measure of these." The Messenger of Allah said, "This is…
مسلم 4084SahihHe asked Ibn Shihab about selling animals, two in exchange for one, with the payment deferred. Ibn Shihab replied, "There is no harm in that."
مالك 1400SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was brought some moist, fresh dates, while the dates the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had were rain-fed and somewhat dry. He asked, "Where did you get these from?" They replied, "We bought them at a rate of one saa for two…
النسائي 4558SahihThe owner of the dates came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a date, and the Messenger of Allah did not recognize this type, so he asked, "Where did you get this from?" He replied, "We bought one saa of these dates with two saa of our own…
أحمد 11555SahihKathir bin Farqad reported that he asked Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm about a man who sells food to another man for gold to be paid at a later date, and then buys dates with that gold before he has actually taken possession of it.…
مالك 1386SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no harm in exchanging one animal for two hand to hand," but he disliked it being done on credit.
ابن ماجه 2271DaifI used to trade in currency exchange, so I asked Zayd bin Arqam [[r1]] about it, and he said that the Prophet ﷺ said... Fadl bin Yaqub narrated to me, Hajjaj bin Muhammad narrated to us, Ibn Jurayj said, Amr bin Dinar and Amir bin Musab…
البخاري 2060-2061SahihI asked Bara bin Azib and Zayd bin Arqam about currency exchange. One of them said, "Ask this man, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable," and the other said, "Ask this man, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable." So I…
أحمد 19310SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gold for silver is usury unless exchanged hand to hand." Abu Bakr bin Abu Shayba said, "I heard Sufyan say, 'Gold for silver, remember this well.'"
ابن ماجه 2259SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ arrived in Medina, the people were paying in advance for dates two and three years ahead. He said, "Whoever pays in advance for something, let it be for a known measure, a known weight, and a known term." Ali narrated to…
البخاري 2240SahihBilal came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with some dates, and the Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Where did you get these from?" Bilal replied, "I had some poor-quality dates, so I sold them and bought these with the proceeds." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Oh…
أحمد 11595SahihI asked Bara bin Azib and Zayd bin Arqam about currency exchange, and each one of them said, "This one is better than me." Both of them said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the sale of gold for silver on credit."
الأعظمي 5725SahihHe was asked about a man who owes another man a debt due at a fixed term, where the creditor waives part of what is owed and the debtor pays it ahead of time. Abdullah bin Umar disapproved of this and forbade it.
مالك 1421HasanI asked Abu Minhal about currency exchange done hand to hand. He said, "A partner and I bought something, part on the spot and part on credit. Bara bin Azib came to us, and we asked him about it. He replied, 'My partner Zayd bin Arqam and I…
البخاري 2497-2498SahihI exchanged silver for gold with Talha bin Ubaydullah. He said, "Wait until our treasurer comes to us from the forest." Umar bin Khattab [[r1]] heard this and said, "No, by Allah, do not part from him until you have taken your exchange in…
أحمد 238SahihAbu Saeed Khudri met Ibn Abbas and said to him, "What do you think of your view regarding currency exchange? Is it something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, or something you found in the Book of Allah [[r4]]?" Ibn Abbas replied, "I…
مسلم 4091SahihI heard Abu Saeed al-Khudri say, "A dinar for a dinar and a dirham for a dirham, like for like. Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in usury." I said to him, "Ibn Abbas says something different from this." He replied, "I met Ibn…
الأعظمي 5718SahihI asked Ata about exchanging a dinar for a dinar with a difference between them, and a dirham for a dirham. He replied, "Ibn Abbas used to permit it." Ibn Zubayr then said, "Ibn Abbas is reporting things he never heard from the Messenger of…
أحمد 21796SahihWe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say regarding currency exchange, "If it is hand to hand, there is no harm in it, but if it is on credit, it is not permissible."
أحمد 19330SahihConcerning a man who says to another, "I will hire from you to Mecca for such and such, and if I travel for a month or such and such," naming something specific, "you will get an extra such and such," they saw no harm in this. But they…
النسائي 3891SahihI asked Bara bin Azib and Zayd bin Arqam [[r3]] about currency exchange, and each of them said, "This one is better than me." Both of them said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling gold for silver on credit.
البخاري 2180-2181SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sell a Dinar for two Dinars, nor a dirham for two dirhams, nor a saa for two saas, for I fear for you the rama, and rama is usury." A man stood up and asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about a man who…
أحمد 5885DaifI heard Ibn Abbas issuing legal verdicts permitting currency exchange at unequal rates. So I gave verdicts based on that for some time. Then I met him later, and he had retracted that opinion. I asked him, "Why?" He replied, "It was merely…
الأعظمي 5723SahihAbdullah bin Shaddad bin Hadi and Abu Burda disagreed about paying in advance for goods, so they sent me to Ibn Abu Awfa [[r1]] and I asked him about it. He said, "In the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and of Abu Bakr and Umar we used to…
البخاري 2242-2243SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Three things contain blessing: a sale on credit, a partnership of profit-sharing, and mixing wheat with barley for the household, not for sale."
ابن ماجه 2289DaifBilal brought some Barni dates, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Where did these come from?" Bilal replied, "We had some dates of poor quality, so I sold two measures of them for one measure of these, to provide food for the Prophet…
مسلم 4083SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no usury in transactions made hand to hand."
الأعظمي 5717SahihI asked Bara bin Azib about currency exchange, and he said, "Ask Zayd bin Arqam, for he knows better." So I asked Zayd, and he said, "Ask Bara, for he knows better." Then both of them said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling silver…
مسلم 4072SahihWe used to make advance payment loans during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and during the time of Abu Bakr and Umar, for wheat, barley, dates, and Zabib. Ibn Kathir added, "to people who did not have these items in their…
أبو داود 3464SahihBilal came to the Prophet ﷺ with some Barni dates. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Where did these come from?" Bilal replied, "We had some poor-quality dates, so I sold two measures of them for one measure of these in order to feed the Prophet…
البخاري 2312SahihI asked Bara about currency exchange, and he said, "Ask Zayd bin Arqam." Both of them say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling gold for silver on credit.
أحمد 19275SahihWe were merchants during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we asked the Prophet of Allah ﷺ about currency exchange. He said, "If it is hand to hand, there is no harm in it, but if it is on credit, it is not permissible."
النسائي 4580SahihI heard Ibn Abbas giving a legal verdict regarding currency exchange, so I issued verdicts based on it for some time. Then I met him and found that he had retracted his position. I asked him, "Why?" He replied, "It was merely an opinion I…
أحمد 11447SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling gold for silver on credit.
أحمد 18541SahihI asked Bara bin Azib about currency exchange, and he said, "Ask Zayd bin Arqam, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable." So I asked Zayd, and he said, "Ask Bara, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable." Then both of them…
أحمد 19338SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling an animal for an animal on deferred payment, two for one, but there is no harm in it when done hand to hand. Abdullah narrated, I said to my father, "I heard Abu Khaythama say that Nasr bin Bab is a…
أحمد 14331Hasan