Riyad as-Salihin, 1777
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The caravans carrying merchandise should not be met on the way to purchase from them; a man in the city should not sell for a man of the desert." Tawus asked him (Ibn 'Abbas): "What do these words really imply?" He said: "He should not work as an agent on his behalf." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : “لا تتلقوا الركبان، ولا يبع حاضر لباد" فقال له طاوس: ما قوله: لا بيع حاضر لباد؟ قال: لا يكون له سمسارًا. ((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 267
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) Part of the wisdom behind the prohibition of a town-dweller selling for a desert-dweller is that the town-dweller should not deceive the desert-dweller, for the latter does not know the prices in the market.<br>
2) Islam guarantees the ignorant and unaware their right during sale transactions, thus destroying the unjust common rule that says: “Law does not protect fools.”<br>
3) Blood relationship does not make the unlawful lawful. So, a believer should be keen to establish the Shariah of Allah, even if this contradicts the kinship interests.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
Do not go to meet the caravans: Let town-dwellers not go to receive the coming desert-dwellers before they arrive in the town.