Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2180, 2181

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْمِنْهَالِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ وَزَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ عَنِ الصَّرْفِ،، فَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا يَقُولُ هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنِّي‏.‏ فَكِلاَهُمَا يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ بَيْعِ الذَّهَبِ بِالْوَرِقِ دَيْنًا‏.‏

Translation

Hafs ibn Umar narrated to us: Shuba narrated to us; he said: Habib ibn Abi Thabit informed me; he said: I heard Abu al-Minhal say: I asked al-Bara ibn Azib and Zayd ibn Arqam, may Allah be pleased with them, about currency exchange. Each of them said, “He is more knowledgeable than I am.” Both of them said: The Messenger of Allah forbade selling gold for silver on credit.

Translation notes
  • Both Companions defer to the other as more knowledgeable, then agree on the prohibition they heard. The Arabic refers to gold exchanged for silver on credit.