Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2123, 2124

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ضَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَشْتَرُونَ الطَّعَامَ مِنَ الرُّكْبَانِ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَبْعَثُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَنْ يَمْنَعُهُمْ أَنْ يَبِيعُوهُ حَيْثُ اشْتَرَوْهُ، حَتَّى يَنْقُلُوهُ حَيْثُ يُبَاعُ الطَّعَامُ‏.‏ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُبَاعَ الطَّعَامُ إِذَا اشْتَرَاهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَوْفِيَهُ‏.‏

Translation

Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us: Abu Damra narrated to us: Musa narrated to us, from Nafi, who said: Ibn Umar told us that they used to buy food from the caravans in the time of the Prophet. He would send someone to prevent them from selling it at the place where they had bought it, until they transported it to the place where food was sold. He also said: Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated to us that the Prophet forbade selling food after buying it until one had taken full possession of it.