It was narrated that Qays bin Abi Gharazah said:
"We used to trade in the markets of Al-Madinah and we used to call ourselves as-Samasir (brokers) and the people called us that, but the Messenger of Allah came out to s and called us by a name that was better than what we called ourselves. He said: "O merchants (Tujjar)! Selling involves (false) oaths and idle talk, so mix some charity with it,"" (Sahih )
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ نَبِيعُ الأَوْسَاقَ وَنَبْتَاعُهَا وَنُسَمِّي أَنْفُسَنَا السَّمَاسِرَةَ وَيُسَمِّينَا النَّاسُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَمَّانَا بِاسْمٍ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَنَا مِنَ الَّذِي سَمَّيْنَا بِهِ أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَ
يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ إِنَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بَيْعَكُمُ الْحَلِفُ وَاللَّغْوُ فَشُوبُوهُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ
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Isnad
7 transmitters- 1Nasr bin 'Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali (young)d. 250 AH or after
- 2Isma'il bin Mas'ud al-JhdryBasra · d. 248 AH
- 3Khalid bin 'Abdullah al-Tahanal-Wasit · d. 182 AH
- 4Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)Medina · d. ~120 AH
- 5QatadaBasra/Medina · d. ~117 AH
- 6Sa'id ibn al-MusayyibMedinah · d. 94 AH/715 CE
- 7Abu Sa'id al-KhudriMedina · d. 74 AH
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 44, Hadith 15
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4468