Hadith 25919

Chapter 71

باب 71

(71) باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ تَلَقِّي الرُّكْبَان

(71) Chapter: It is forbidden to meet the caravans on the way (to buy the goods away from the market)
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حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ " لاَ يَبِيعَنَّ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ ". فَقَالَ لاَ يَكُنْ لَهُ سِمْسَارًا.

Narrated Tawus:
I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What is the meaning of, 'No town dweller should sell (or buy) for a desert dweller'?" Ibn `Abbas said, "It means he should not become his broker."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2163

In-book reference: Book 34, Hadith 114

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 34, Hadith 372