أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَهَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْمُزَابَنَةِ أَنْ يَبِيعَ ثَمَرَ حَائِطِهِ وَإِنْ کَانَ نَخْلًا بِتَمْرٍ کَيْلًا وَإِنْ کَانَ کَرْمًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ بِزَبِيبٍ کَيْلًا وَإِنْ کَانَ زَرْعًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ بِکَيْلِ طَعَامٍ نَهَی عَنْ ذَلِکَ کُلِّهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4564
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم forbade Muzabanah, which refers to when a man sells the dates of his grove while they are still on the trees, for a measure of dry dates, estimating the amount (of dates on the trees). Or, if it is grapes, he sells them when they are still on the vines, for a measure of raisins, estimating the amount (of grapes on the vines). Or if it is grain in the field, he sells it for grain that has been harvested, estimating the amount (of grain in the fields). He forbade all of that.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020