Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 56.0

Whoever bought foodstuff without measuring or weighing should not sell before bringing into house

بَابُ مَنْ رَأَى إِذَا اشْتَرَى طَعَامًا جِزَافًا أَنْ لاَ يَبِيعَهُ حَتَّى يُئْوِيَهُ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ، وَالأَدَبِ فِي ذَلِكَ

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 2137sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayrfromal-Laith bin Sa'dfromYonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijadfromal-ZuhrifromSalim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umarfromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَبْتَاعُونَ جِزَافًا ـ يَعْنِي الطَّعَامَ ـ يُضْرَبُونَ أَنْ يَبِيعُوهُ فِي مَكَانِهِمْ حَتَّى يُؤْوُوهُ إِلَى رِحَالِهِمْ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

I saw the people buy foodstuff randomly (i.e. blindly without measuring it) in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and they were punished (by beating), if they tried to sell it before carrying it to their own houses.