Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2178
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لاَ تَلَقَّوُا الأَجْلاَبَ فَمَنْ تَلَقَّى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَاشْتَرَى فَصَاحِبُهُ بِالْخِيَارِ إِذَا أَتَى السُّوقَ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us. They said: Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Hassan, from Muhammad ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: “Do not intercept caravans bringing goods [before they reach the market]. Whoever intercepts any of their goods and buys it, its owner has the option [to cancel the sale] when he arrives at the market.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لاَ تَلَقَّوُا الأَجْلاَبَ فَمَنْ تَلَقَّى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَاشْتَرَى فَصَاحِبُهُ بِالْخِيَارِ إِذَا أَتَى السُّوقَ " .
Al-ajlab refers to goods brought in from outside, often by a caravan; the text states the seller has an option upon reaching the market but does not explicitly spell out cancellation.
Does “intercept caravans bringing goods” and the bracketed cancellation make this market practice clear?