Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2174

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ الْتَمَسَ، صَرْفًا بِمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ، فَدَعَانِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ فَتَرَاوَضْنَا، حَتَّى اصْطَرَفَ مِنِّي، فَأَخَذَ الذَّهَبَ يُقَلِّبُهَا فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ خَازِنِي مِنَ الْغَابَةِ، وَعُمَرُ يَسْمَعُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ تُفَارِقُهُ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ رِبًا إِلاَّ هَاءَ وَهَاءَ، وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ رِبًا إِلاَّ هَاءَ وَهَاءَ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ رِبًا إِلاَّ هَاءَ وَهَاءَ، وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ رِبًا إِلاَّ هَاءَ وَهَاءَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Abdullah ibn Yusuf informed us: Malik informed us, from Ibn Shihab, from Malik ibn Aws, who told him: I sought change for one hundred dinars. Talha ibn Ubayd Allah called me, and we negotiated until he agreed to exchange with me. He took the gold and turned it over in his hand, then said, “Wait until my treasurer comes from al-Ghaba.” Umar was listening and said, “By Allah, do not part from him until you take it from him.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Gold for gold is usury unless it is hand to hand; wheat for wheat is usury unless it is hand to hand; barley for barley is usury unless it is hand to hand; and dates for dates are usury unless they are hand to hand.”

Translation notes
  • Umar insists on immediate completion of the exchange before the parties part. The Arabic states the hand-to-hand condition, while the English witness also specifies equal amounts.