Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4599

Selling food before taking possession of it
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ أَمَّا الَّذِي نَهَى عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْيُبَاعَ حَتَّى يُسْتَوْفَى الطَّعَامُ ‏.‏
Translation
It was narrated that Tawus said

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: 'As for that which the Messenger of Allah forbade, (it is) selling before taking possession of food."'