Selling food before possession

300 hadith

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys foodstuff must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  أحمد 5500Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  أحمد 15216Daif

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ forbade selling food that one has purchased until he has taken full possession of it.

  البخاري 2124Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you buy food, do not sell it until you have taken possession of it."

  أحمد 14510Difficult

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  أحمد 8440Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  أحمد 5861Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  البخاري 2133Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  أحمد 5235Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  مسلم 3845Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  أحمد 5064Sahih

• Hakeem bin Hizam reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Has it not come to me," or "Has it not reached me," or however Allah willed him to express it, "that you sell food?" He replied, "Yes, Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "Do not…

  أحمد 15329ADifficult

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  أحمد 5426Sahih

• Hakeem bin Hizam reported,

  I purchased some food from the charity stock and made a profit on it before I had taken possession of it. I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned this to him, and he said, "Do not sell it until you take possession of it."

  النسائي 4607Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  مالك 1379Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  As for what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade, it is that food be sold before it has been fully received.

  النسائي 4603Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  الأعظمي 5846Sahih

• Hakeem bin Hizam reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sell food until you have purchased it and taken full possession of it."

  النسائي 4605Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  مسلم 3840Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it." Abu Awana said in his version of the hadith that Ibn Abbas added, "I consider everything to be like food in this regard."

  ابن ماجه 2227Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  أحمد 396Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  مسلم 3842Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  أحمد 5309Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you buy food, do not sell it until you have taken full possession of it."

  مسلم 3850Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  البخاري 2126Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  أحمد 4736Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you buy food, do not sell it until you have taken full possession of it."

  الأعظمي 5852Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  النسائي 4600Sahih

• Nafi reported,

  Hakeem bin Hizam bought a quantity of food that Umar bin Khattab had ordered for the people, and he sold it before taking full possession of it. When word of this reached Umar bin Khattab, he annulled the sale and told him, "Do not sell…

  مالك 1381Daif

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade a man from selling food before taking full possession of it. I asked him, "How is that?" He replied, "That would be exchanging dirhams for dirhams, with the food being deferred."

  أحمد 2275Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it." Ibn Abbas commented, "I consider everything to be in the same category as food."

  مسلم 3838Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken possession of it." Ibn Abbas said, "I consider everything else to be in the same position as food."

  النسائي 4604Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  النسائي 4599Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food by measure or weight must not sell it until he has taken possession of it."

  أحمد 5900Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade anyone from selling food he had purchased by measure until he had taken full possession of it.

  أبو داود 3495Daif

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  أبو داود 3492Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  مالك 1378Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."

  ابن ماجه 2226Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ forbade anyone from selling food he had purchased by measure until he had taken full possession of it.

  النسائي 4608Daif

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it." Masaar said, "I think he also said, 'or fodder.'"

  أحمد 3496Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it." Ibn Abbas said, "I consider everything to be in the same category as food."

  أحمد 3481Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it." Ismail added, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has received it."

  البخاري 2136Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you buys food, let him not sell it until he has taken possession of it." Sulayman bin Harb's wording is, "until he has received it in full." Musaddad added that Ibn Abbas said, "And I consider…

  أبو داود 3497Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken possession of it." I asked Ibn Abbas, "Why is that?" He replied, "Don't you see that they are paying in gold while the food is still being deferred?"

  أحمد 3346Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  What the Prophet ﷺ forbade was the sale of food before it has been taken into possession. Ibn Abbas said, "And I consider everything else to be just like it."

  البخاري 2135Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  We used to buy food from the riders in bulk, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us to sell it until we had moved it from where it was.

  مسلم 3843Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it." Ibn Abbas said, "And I consider everything else to be like it."

  الأعظمي 5851Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  In the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, whenever we purchased food in bulk without measuring, we were forbidden from reselling it until we had transported it to our own dwellings.

  أحمد 6472Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the sale of food until it has been received in full, or until full possession has been taken. Ibn Abbas said, "I consider all transactions to be in the same position."

  أحمد 2585Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it." Ibn Abbas said, "I consider everything to be in the same category as food."

  أحمد 2438Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  We used to buy food from the caravans in bulk without measuring, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from selling it until we had moved it from its place.

  أحمد 6275Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full possession of it." Ibn Abbas added, "I consider everything else to be the same."

  مسلم 3836Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  People used to buy food in bulk by estimation at the market, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade them from reselling it until they had transported it from the place of purchase.

  أحمد 4639Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  We used to buy food from the caravans in bulk without measuring, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from selling it until we had moved it from its place.

  ابن ماجه 2229Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  I saw those who bought food in bulk without measuring being punished during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for selling it before transporting it to their dwellings.

  البخاري 2131Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has measured it out." Abu Bakr added, I said to Ibn Abbas, "Why is that?" He replied, "Don't you see that they are exchanging it for gold while the food is still…

  أبو داود 3496Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has taken full measure of it and received it."

  مسلم 3844Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  What the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade from being sold before it is taken into possession is food. Ibn Abbas added his own opinion, saying, "And I do not consider anything else to be different from it."

  أحمد 1928Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  I saw people during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being punished if they bought food in bulk and then sold it before transporting it to their own quarters.

  أحمد 4988Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Whoever buys food must not sell it until he has measured it out."

  النسائي 4602Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he has taken full possession of it." Ibn Abbas said, "I consider everything else to be like that."

  الترمذي 1291Sahih