أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَکَمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْمِنْهَالِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الْبَرَائَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ عَنْ الصَّرْفِ فَقَالَ سَلْ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي وَأَعْلَمُ فَسَأَلْتُ زَيْدًا فَقَالَ سَلْ الْبَرَائَ فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي وَأَعْلَمُ فَقَالَا جَمِيعًا نَهَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْوَرِقِ بِالذَّهَبِ دَيْنًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4592
Abu Al-Minhal said: “I asked Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib about money exchange. He said: ‘Ask Zaid bin Arqam, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable.’ So I asked Zaid and he said: ‘Ask Ai-Bara’ for he is better than me and more knowledgeable.’ And they both said: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم forbade (selling) silver for gold on credit.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020