The Prohibition Of Selling Food Before Taking Possession Of It 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
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said
"Whoever buys food, let him not sell it until he has taken full possession of it."