حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ سَمِعَ مَالِكَ بْنَ أَوْسِ بْنِ الْحَدَثَانِ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الذَّهَبُ بِالْوَرِقِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَاءَ وَهَاءَ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ رِبًا إِلَّا هَاءَ وَهَاءَ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَاءَ وَهَاءَ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَاءَ وَهَاءَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 162
Malik bin 'Aws bin al-Hadathan heard 'Umar bin al-Khattab say: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said - and on one occasion Sufyan said: ['Umar] heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say -: "Gold for silver is riba unless it is exchanged on the spot [lit. 'this for that'], wheat for wheat is riba unless it is exchanged on the spot, barley for barley is riba unless it is exchanged on the spot, dates for dates is riba unless it is exchanged on the spot."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020