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Riyad as-Salihin, 1780

'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Mu'min is the brother of another Mu'min; and thus it is not permissible for a Mu'min to make an offer while the offer of his brother is pending, nor should he make a proposal of marriage while that of his brother is pending till he withdraws his proposal." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

وعن عقبة بن عامر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

‏المؤمن أخو المؤمن، فلا يحل لمؤمن أن يبتاع على بيع أخيه ولا يخطب على خطبة أخيه حتى يذر‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 17, Hadith 270
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) It is prohibited to overprice a product in a sale transaction for the purpose of deceiving buyers. It is also prohibited for a man to enter into a sale transaction already entered by another man or to seek to buy his product by trying to cancel the sale of another person’s product, after the seller and buyer have already agreed on the price and are close to completing the deal.<br> 2) Anything that causes discord and separation between a man and his wife and inspires rancor and hatred within their hearts is prohibited.<br> 3) All kinds of cheating and deception are prohibited, and so is anything that harms Muslims.<br> 4) One of the excellent aspects of this Shariah is that it seeks to deepen the bond of brotherliness between Muslims and warns of anything that spoils it.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> Najash: to overprice a product with the aim of deceiving a buyer.<br> A man from selling his product by canceling the sale of his brother’s product: This is when the seller and buyer have agreed on the sale transaction and are close to finalizing it, and then another person comes and tells the seller: I will buy your commodity.<br> Some people tend to leave the animals unmilked when they intend to sell them so that their udders look bigger and the buyer gets misled into believing that the animals produce abundant milk, which is not the case.
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