Hadith 102

Sahih Bukhari

Book 34: Sales and Trade

Chapter 64

The seller is not allowed to keep animal unmilked for a long time

باب النَّهْىِ لِلْبَائِعِ أَنْ لاَ يُحَفِّلَ الإِبِلَ وَالْبَقَرَ وَالْغَنَمَ وَكُلَّ مُحَفَّلَة

The seller is not allowed to keep camels, cows, sheep or any other animal unmilked for a long time (so as to get more price by cheating)
وَالْمُصَرَّاةُ الَّتِي صُرِّيَ لَبَنُهَا وَحُقِنَ فِيهِ، وَجُمِعَ فَلَمْ يُحْلَبْ أَيَّامًا. وَأَصْلُ التَّصْرِيَةِ حَبْسُ الْمَاءِ يُقَالُ مِنْهُ صَرَّيْتُ الْمَاءَ إِذَا حَبَسْتَهُ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2150
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ لاَ تَلَقَّوُا الرُّكْبَانَ، وَلاَ يَبِيعُ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا وَلاَ يَبِيعُ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ، وَلاَ تُصَرُّوا الْغَنَمَ، وَمَنِ ابْتَاعَهَا فَهْوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَحْتَلِبَهَا إِنْ رَضِيَهَا أَمْسَكَهَا، وَإِنْ سَخِطَهَا رَدَّهَا وَصَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ ‏"
Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not go forward to meet the caravan (to buy from it on the way before it reaches the town). And do not urge buyers to cancel their purchases to sell them (your own goods) yourselves, and do not practice Najsh. A town dweller should not sell the goods for the desert dweller. Do not leave sheep unmilked for a long time, when they are on sale, and whoever buys such an animal has the option of returning it, after milking it, along with a Sa of dates or keeping it. it has been kept unmilked for a long period by the seller (to deceive others).

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Abu Hurairah -

أبو هريرة عبد الرحمن بن صخر الدوسي

4,186 narrations

follower
2

'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'araj

عبد الرحمن بن هرمز الأعرج أبو داود

497 narrations

follower
3

Abu al-Zanad

أبو الزناد

401 narrations

successor
4

Imam Maalik

مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر

1,491 narrations

3rd Generation
5

'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysi

عبد الله بن يوسف التنيسي

352 narrations