Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3798

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، وَعَاصِمٍ، وَجَامِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَبِيعُ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَأَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكُنَّا نُسَمَّى السَّمَاسِرَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَسَمَّانَا بِاسْمٍ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِ اسْمِنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ هَذَا الْبَيْعَ يَحْضُرُهُ الْحَلِفُ وَالْكَذِبُ فَشُوبُوهُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Yazid reported to us, from Sufyan, from ʿAbd al-Malik, ʿAsim, and Jamiʿ, from Abu Waʾil, from Qays ibn Abi Gharazah, who said: We used to sell at al-Baqiʿ, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to us. We were called brokers, so he said, ‘Merchants!’ and gave us a better name. Then he said: ‘This sale is attended by oaths and lies, so mix it with charity.’

Translation notes
  • Al-Baqiʿ was a marketplace in Madinah.