Hadith 149

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 44: The Book of Financial Transactions Sahih

Chapter 55

Selling food before taking possession of it

باب بَيْعِ الطَّعَامِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْتَوْفَى ‏‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4597
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَاسِمٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ مَنِ ابْتَاعَ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِيعُهُ حَتَّى يَكْتَالَهُ ‏"
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever buys food, let him not sell it until he has checked its weight.""