Hadith 28622

Chapter 34

باب 34

(34) باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبِيعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ

(1315) Chapter: Regarding A Man Selling What He Does Not Possess
88
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 " .

Narrated 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.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3503

In-book reference: Book 24, Hadith 88

English translation: Book 23, Hadith 3496