Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2675
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّكْسَكِيُّ، سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ أَقَامَ رَجُلٌ سِلْعَتَهُ فَحَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ بِهَا مَا لَمْ يُعْطَهَا فَنَزَلَتْ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً} وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي أَوْفَى النَّاجِشُ آكِلُ رِبًا خَائِنٌ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ishaq narrated to me: Yazid ibn Harun informed us: al-ʿAwwam informed us, saying: Ibrahim Abu Ismaʿil al-Saksaki narrated to me: I heard ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Awfa, may Allah be pleased with them both, say: A man displayed his merchandise and swore by Allah that he had been offered for it a price that had not in fact been offered. Then this was revealed: “Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price.” Ibn Abi Awfa said: “The one who practices najsh is a consumer of usury and a traitor.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Najsh is the practice of falsely raising or stimulating a price in a sale; the source gives the term without explanation.