Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 1541

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ حَدَّثَكَ دَاوُدُ بْنُ الْحُصَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، - مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَخَّصَ فِي بَيْعِ الْعَرَايَا بِخَرْصِهَا فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسَةِ أَوْسُقٍ أَوْ فِي خَمْسَةِ - يَشُكُّ دَاوُدُ قَالَ خَمْسَةٌ أَوْ دُونَ خَمْسَةٍ - قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Translation

Abdullah ibn Maslamah ibn Qanab narrated to us; Malik narrated to us. H. Yahya ibn Yahya—the wording is his—said: I said to Malik: Did Dawud ibn al-Husayn narrate to you, from Abu Sufyan, the client of Ibn Abi Ahmad, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a concession for selling araya according to their estimated amount, for less than five wasqs, or at five wasqs? Dawud was uncertain, saying: five or less than five. Malik said: Yes.