أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا تَبَايَعَ الرَّجُلَانِ فَکُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بِالْخِيَارِ حَتَّی يَفْتَرِقَا وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَی مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا وَکَانَا جَمِيعًا أَوْ يُخَيِّرَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ فَإِنْ خَيَّرَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ فَتَبَايَعَا عَلَی ذَلِکَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْبَيْعُ فَإِنْ تَفَرَّقَا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَبَايَعَا وَلَمْ يَتْرُکْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا الْبَيْعَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْبَيْعُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4487
It was narrated from Al Laith, from Nafi’, from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “When two men enter into a transaction, each of them has the choice until they separate.” On one occasion he said: “So long as they have not separated and one has not told the other to decide. If one tells the other to decide and they agree upon something, then the transaction is binding. If they separate after entering into a transaction and neither of them has canceled the transaction, then the transaction is binding.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020