Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2226
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنِ ابْتَاعَ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِعْهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَوْفِيَهُ " .
Translation
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Suwayd ibn Said narrated to us; Malik ibn Anas narrated to us, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever buys food must not resell it until he has taken full possession of it.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنِ ابْتَاعَ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِعْهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَوْفِيَهُ " .
Yastawfiyahu means to take full delivery or possession of the purchased food.
Does “taken full possession” convey the completion expressed by yastawfiyahu?