Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2116

Arabic hadith text

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ بِعْتُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُثْمَانَ مَالاً بِالْوَادِي بِمَالٍ لَهُ بِخَيْبَرَ، فَلَمَّا تَبَايَعْنَا رَجَعْتُ عَلَى عَقِبِي حَتَّى خَرَجْتُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ، خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يُرَادَّنِي الْبَيْعَ، وَكَانَتِ السُّنَّةُ أَنَّ الْمُتَبَايِعَيْنِ بِالْخِيَارِ حَتَّى يَتَفَرَّقَا، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا وَجَبَ بَيْعِي وَبَيْعُهُ رَأَيْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ غَبَنْتُهُ بِأَنِّي سُقْتُهُ إِلَى أَرْضِ ثَمُودٍ بِثَلاَثِ لَيَالٍ وَسَاقَنِي إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ بِثَلاَثِ لَيَالٍ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Abd Allah said: Al-Layth said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid told me, from Ibn Shihab, from Salim ibn Abd Allah, from Abd Allah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: “I sold property of mine in al-Wadi in exchange for property belonging to the Commander of the Faithful, Uthman, in Khaybar. When we had made the sale, I turned on my heel and hurried out of his house, fearing that he might rescind the sale. The established practice was that the two parties to a sale had the option until they separated. Abd Allah said: Once the sale between us had become binding, I realized that I had put him at a disadvantage: I had led him to the land of Thamud, a journey of three nights, while he had led me to Medina, also a journey of three nights.”

Translation notes
  • The source uses the verb غبنته to say that Abd Allah felt he had given Uthman the less advantageous side of the exchange.