Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2497, 2498

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْمِنْهَالِ عَنِ الصَّرْفِ، يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَقَالَ اشْتَرَيْتُ أَنَا وَشَرِيكٌ، لِي شَيْئًا يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَنَسِيئَةً، فَجَاءَنَا الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ فَعَلْتُ أَنَا وَشَرِيكِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ، وَسَأَلْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا كَانَ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَخُذُوهُ، وَمَا كَانَ نَسِيئَةً فَذَرُوهُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Sulaiman ibn Abu Muslim said: I asked Abu Minhal about a spot-for-spot exchange. He said, “A partner and I bought something partly for immediate payment and partly on credit.” Al-Bara ibn Azib came to us, and we asked him about it. He said, “My partner Zayd ibn Arqam and I did the same, and we asked the Prophet about it. He said, ‘Take what is exchanged hand to hand, and leave what is deferred.’”