أَخْبَرَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْوَلِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ کَثِيرٍ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ کَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِيَّاکُمْ وَکَثْرَةَ الْحَلِفِ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَفِّقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4475
It was narrated from Abu Qatadah Al-Ansari that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: “Beware of taking oaths a great deal when selling, for it may help you to make a sale but it destroys the blessing.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020