Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2178, 2179

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا صَالِحٍ الزَّيَّاتَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ الدِّينَارُ بِالدِّينَارِ، وَالدِّرْهَمُ بِالدِّرْهَمِ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ لاَ يَقُولُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ سَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أَوْ وَجَدْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ لاَ أَقُولُ، وَأَنْتُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنِّي، وَلَكِنَّنِي أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ رِبًا إِلاَّ فِي النَّسِيئَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Ali ibn Abdullah narrated to us: al-Dahhak ibn Makhlad narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us; he said: Amr ibn Dinar informed me that Abu Salih al-Zayyat told him that he heard Abu Said al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, say: “A dinar for a dinar, and a dirham for a dirham.” I said to him, “Ibn Abbas does not say that.” Abu Said replied: “I asked him whether he had heard this from the Prophet or found it in the Book of Allah. He said, I do not claim either of those. You know the Messenger of Allah better than I do. But Usama informed me that the Prophet said: There is no usury except in deferred exchange.”

Translation notes
  • The dialogue distinguishes Abu Said position from Ibn Abbas: Ibn Abbas does not claim a direct Prophetic report or a Quranic text for the statement, but cites Usama report. Nasi a refers to deferred exchange.