Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 1.0

Regarding Trade That Is Mixed With Swearing And Idle Talk

باب فِي التِّجَارَةِ يُخَالِطُهَا الْحَلِفُ وَاللَّغْوُ

2 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3326sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Masdad bin MasrhadfromMuhammad bin Khazim al-DarirfromSulaiman al-A'mashfromShaqayq bin Salmah al-AsadifromQays bin Abi Hazim

Hadith text · Matn

‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ إِنَّ الْبَيْعَ يَحْضُرُهُ اللَّغْوُ وَالْحَلِفُ فَشُوبُوهُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Qays ibn AbuGharazah:

In the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we used to be called brokers, but the Prophet (ﷺ) came upon us one day, and called us by a better name than that, saying: O company of merchants, unprofitable speech and swearing takes place in business dealings, so mix it with sadaqah (alms).

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نُسَمَّى السَّمَاسِرَةَ فَمَرَّ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَمَّانَا بِاسْمٍ هُوَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3327sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by al-Husain bin 'Isa bin HamranfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromJami' bin Abi Rashidfrom'Abdul Malik bin A'ynfrom'Asim al-AhwalfromShaqayq bin Salmah al-AsadifromQays bin Abi Hazim

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْبُسْطَامِيُّ، وَحَامِدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ، وَعَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ، وَعَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ، بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ يَحْضُرُهُ الْكَذِبُ وَالْحَلِفُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الزُّهْرِيُّ ‏"‏ اللَّغْوُ وَالْكَذِبُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qais b. Abi Gharazah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has:

"Lying and swearing have a place on i." 'Abd Allah al-Zuhri said: "Unprofitable speech and lying."