Sunan Abi Dawud

Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)

كتاب الإجارة

Chapter 31: Regarding Selling Food Before Taking Possession Of It

Sunan Abi Dawud 3497
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone buys a grain, he should not sell it until he takes possession of it. Sulaiman b. Harb said: Until he receives it in full. Musaddad added: Ibn 'Abbas said: And I think that everything is like grain.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3498
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

I saw that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) the people were beaten when they bought grain on the same spot and sold it there without moving it to their houses.

Chapter 32: If A Man Says When Buying And Selling: No Deception

Sunan Abi Dawud 3501
Narrated Anas ibn Malik

During the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a man used to buy (goods), and he was weak in his intellect. His people came to the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Prophet of Allah, stop so-and-so (to make a bargain) for he buys (goods), but he is weak in his intellect. So the Prophet (ﷺ) called on him and forbade him to make a bargain. He said: Prophet of Allah, I cannot keep away myself from business transactions. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If you cannot give up making a bargain , then say: Take , and give, and there is no attempt to deceive.

Chapter 36: Regarding Liability For The Slave

Sunan Abi Dawud 3506
Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The contractual obligation of a slave is three days.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3507
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds

Abu Dawud said: This explanation is from the words of Qatadah.

Chapter 37: Regarding One Who Buys Slave And Employs Him, Then Finds A Fault In Him

Sunan Abi Dawud 3508
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Profit follows responsibility.

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Chapter 1: Regarding The Earnings Of A Teacher

Sunan Abi Dawud 3417
A similar tradition has also been transmitted by 'Ubadah b. al-Samit through a different chain of narrators, but the former tradition is more perfect. This version has

I said: What do you think about it, Messenger of Allah? He said: A live coal between your shoulders which you have put around your neck or hanged it.

Chapter 3: Regarding The Earnings Of A Cupper

Sunan Abi Dawud 3424
Narrated Anas b. Malik

That Abu Tibah cupped the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he ordered that a sa' of dates be given to him, also ordering his people to remit some of his dues.

Chapter 9: Regarding Meeting Merchants Outside The City

Sunan Abi Dawud 3437
Abu Hurairah said

Abu 'Ali said: I heard Abu Dawud say: Sufyan said: none of you must buy in opposition to one another ; that is he says: I have a better one for ten (dirhams).

Chapter 10: Regarding The Prohibition Of Artificially Inflating Prices

Sunan Abi Dawud 3438
Narrated Abu Hurairah

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade to bid against one another.

Chapter 12: One Who Buys An Animal Whose Udders Have Been Tied Up

Sunan Abi Dawud 3445
Narrated Abu Hurairah

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone buys sheep or goat whose udders have been tied up and he milked it, he may keep it if he is pleased with it, or he may return it if he is displeased with it. There is one sa' of dates (which he must give to the seller) for milking it.

Chapter 13: Regarding The Prohibition Of Hoarding

Sunan Abi Dawud 3448
Qatadah said

Abu Dawud said: This tradition according to us is false.

Abu Dawud said: Sa'id b. al-Musayyab used to hoard kernel, fodder, and seeds.

Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad b. Yunus say: I asked Sufyan about hoarding fodder. He replied: They (the people in the past) disapproved of hoarding. I asked Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash (about it). He replied: Hoard it.

Chapter 14: Regarding Breaking Dirhams

Sunan Abi Dawud 3449
Narrated 'Alqamah b. 'Abdullah

On the authority of his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to break the coins of the Muslims current among them except for some defect.

Chapter 15: Regarding Fixing Prices

Sunan Abi Dawud 3450
Narrated AbuHurayrah

A man came and said: Messenger of Allah, fix prices. He said: (No), but I shall pray. Again the man came and said: Messenger of Allah, fix prices. He said: It is but Allah Who makes the prices low and high. I hope that when I meet Allah, none of you has any claim on me for doing wrong regarding blood or property.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3451
Narrated Anas ibn Malik

The people said: Messenger of Allah , prices have shot up, so fix prices for us. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah is the one Who fixes prices, Who withholds, gives lavishly and provides, and I hope that when I meet Allah, none of you will have any claim on me for an injustice regarding blood or property.

Chapter 17: Regarding The Option Of Both Parties (To Annul A Deal)

Sunan Abi Dawud 3455
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. This version adds

"Or one of them tells the other: "Exercise the right."

Chapter 18: Regarding The Virtue Of Accepting The Cancellation Of A Deal

Sunan Abi Dawud 3460
Narrated AbuHurayrah

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone rescinds a sale with a Muslim, Allah will cancel his slip, on the Day of Resurrection.

Chapter 20: Regarding The Prohibition Of Al-'Enah

Sunan Abi Dawud 3462
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

I heard the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ) say: When you enter into the inah transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are pleased with agriculture, and give up conducting jihad (struggle in the way of Allah). Allah will make disgrace prevail over you, and will not withdraw it until you return to your original religion.

Chapter 24: Cancelling The Deal In The Event Of Blight

Sunan Abi Dawud 3470
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If you were to sell dried dates to your brother and they were smitten by blight, it will not be allowable for you to take your brother's property unjustly.