Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 2202

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ الْبَلْخِيُّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ فَرُّوخَ، قَالَ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ رَجُلاً الْجَنَّةَ كَانَ سَهْلاً بَائِعًا وَمُشْتَرِيًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Aban al-Balkhi Abu Bakr narrated to us; Ismail ibn Ulayyah narrated to us, from Yunus ibn Ubayd, from Ata ibn Farrukh, who said: Uthman ibn Affan said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah admitted to Paradise a man who was accommodating when selling and buying.”

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • قَالَ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ رَجُلاً الْجَنَّةَ كَانَ سَهْلاً بَائِعًا وَمُشْتَرِيًا ‏"‏ ‏.

    Sahl describes ease, leniency, and graciousness in dealing as both a seller and a buyer.

    Does “accommodating” convey the quality naturally in both roles?