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ARTIFICIAL BIDDING IS FORBIDDEN

1827

“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade a city dweller from being a commission agent for an unaware stranger from out of town and artificial bids. He also forbade a person from making an offer while the offer of his brother is pending or that he should make a proposal of marriage while the proposal of his brother is pending. He also forbade a woman to attempt to let her sister (in Islam) become divorced in order that she might take her place.

The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, forbade meeting (trade) caravans in advance or that a city dweller should act as a commission agent for Bedouin Arab. He also forbade that a woman should make it a condition of marriage that her sister (in Islam) should be divorced or that a person should make an artificial bid without intending to purchase in order to raise the price. He also forbade the accumulation of milk in the udder of an animal to attempt misrepresentation.”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.