Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2209
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَلِفَ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَفِّقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Yahya ibn Khalaf narrated to us; Abd al-Ala narrated to us. (A second route:) Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us; Ismail ibn Ayyash narrated to us. Both said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Mab ad ibn Kab ibn Malik, from Abu Qatadah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Beware of swearing during a sale, for it may promote the goods, then wipe out [their blessing].”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَلِفَ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَفِّقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ " .
Yunaffiqu means the oath helps the merchandise sell or move, while yamhaqu means it is diminished or deprived of blessing; the blessing is implied rather than named.
Does the bracketed “their blessing” make the implied sense clear without over-interpreting?