Hadith 88

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 24: Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah) Sahih

Chapter 1315

Regarding A Man Selling What He Does Not Possess

باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبِيعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ

Sahih
Sunan Abi Dawud 3503
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْتِينِي الرَّجُلُ فَيُرِيدُ مِنِّي الْبَيْعَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَفَأَبْتَاعُهُ لَهُ مِنَ السُّوقِ فَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ لاَ تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ ‏"
Hakim ibn Hizam:

Hakim asked (the Prophet): Messenger of Allah, a man comes to me and wants me to sell him something which is not in my possession. Should I buy it for him from the market? He replied: Do not sell what you do not possess.