حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرٍ وَعُثْمَانُ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ ابْتَاعَ طَعَامًا فَلَا يَبِعْهُ حَتَّی يَکْتَالَهُ زَادَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ لِمَ قَالَ أَلَا تَرَی أَنَّهُمْ يَتَبَايَعُونَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالطَّعَامُ مُرَجًّی
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3496
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone buys grain, he should not sell it until he measures it. Abu Bakr added in his version: I asked Ibn Abbas: Why ? He replied: Do you not see that they sell (grain) for gold, but the grain is still with the seller.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020