The Book of Financial Transactions

Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The best food a man eats is what he earns himself, and a man child is part of his earnings.

Aishah reported that the Prophet said: Your children are among the best of your earnings, so consume from what your children earn.

Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The best food a man eats is what he has earned himself, and his child is part of his earnings.

Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The best food a man eats is what he has earned himself, and his child is part of his earnings.

Al-Numan ibn Bashir reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, and by Allah, I heard no one after him say, I heard the Messenger of Allah: The lawful is clear, the unlawful is clear, and between them are ambiguous matters. He said: I will give you a parable. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has a protected sanctuary, and Allah sanctuary is what He has forbidden. Whoever grazes around the sanctuary is likely to enter it. Another wording says: Whoever grazes around it is likely to graze within it. Whoever engages with doubtful matters is likely to become bold.

Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: A time will come when a man will not care whether his wealth comes from a lawful or unlawful source.

Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: A time will come when people consume usury; even whoever does not consume it will be affected by its dust.

Amr ibn Taghlib reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Among the signs of the Hour are that wealth spreads and increases, trade becomes widespread, and knowledge becomes visible. A man will negotiate a sale and say: No, until I consult the merchant of such-and-such a clan. A scribe will be sought throughout a large tribe but not found.

Hakim ibn Hizam reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The two parties to a sale have the option as long as they have not separated. If they are truthful and make things clear, their sale is blessed; if they lie and conceal, the blessing of their sale is erased.

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet said: There are three whom Allah will not speak to or look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify, and they will have a painful punishment. Abu Dharr said: They have failed and lost. He said: One who lets his garment trail, one who sells goods using false oaths, and one who reminds others of his gifts.

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet said: There are three at whom Allah will not look on the Day of Resurrection or purify, and they will have a painful punishment: one who gives something only to remind the recipient of it; one who lets his garment trail; and one who sells goods by lying under oath.

Abu Qatadah al-Ansari reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: Beware of frequent oaths in selling; they may help sell goods but erase the blessing.

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said: Oaths may help sell goods, but they erase the blessing of earnings.

Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Three people will have no word from Allah, no look from Him, no purification, and a painful punishment on the Day of Resurrection: a man with surplus water along the road who withholds it from a traveler; a man who pledges allegiance to a leader for worldly gain, honoring the pledge if given what he wants and breaking it otherwise; and a man who bargains over goods after the afternoon prayer, swears by Allah that he was offered such-and-such a price, and is believed by the other person.

Qays ibn Abi Ghazrah reported: In Madinah we traded in measures of goods, buying and selling, and called ourselves brokers, as did the people. The Messenger of Allah came out to us and gave us a better name than the one we used for ourselves. He said: O merchants, oaths and idle talk accompany your sales, so mix them with charity.

Hakim ibn Hizam reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The two parties to a sale have the option as long as they have not parted. If they clarify and speak truthfully, their sale is blessed; if they lie and conceal, the blessing of their sale is erased.

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Each party to a sale has the option to withdraw from the sale as long as they have not separated, except when the sale is made with the option condition.

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The two parties to a sale have the option as long as they have not separated, or until they choose to conclude it.

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: The two parties to a sale have the option as long as they have not separated, unless the sale was made subject to an option. If it was subject to an option and they choose to conclude it, then the sale is binding.

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: When two parties make a sale, each has the option regarding the sale until they separate or agree to make it binding. Once they agree to make it binding, the sale is binding.