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Having told us Yahya bin Yahya he said; I read in front of Malik; from Nafi' from Abu Sa'id Al Khudri, that the Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said: "Do not trade gold with gold unless it is comparable, and do not overspend one part over another. Do not trade silver for silver unless it is comparable, and do not overspend some of them over others. And do not sell something for cash while others are at a time."

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Has told us Abu Bakr bin Abu Syaibah has told us Waki' has told us Isma'il bin Muslim Al 'Abdi has told us Abu Al Muta Representative An Naji from Abu Sa'id Al Khudri he said, "The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam. alaihi wasallam said: "Gold is exchanged for gold, silver is exchanged for silver, wheat is exchanged for wheat, barley is exchanged for barley, dates are exchanged for dates, salt is exchanged for salt, (it's okay) if the amount is the same and immediately handover (cash). Whoever exaggerates or exceeds, then he has practiced usury, whether taking or giving."

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Has told us Ishaq bin Ibrahim has told us Abdul A'la has informed us David from Abu Nadlrah he said, "I once asked Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas about the sale and purchase of similar goods, and both of them thought it was okay. One time I was sitting next to Abu Sa'id Al Khudri, then I asked about the sale and purchase of similar goods, he replied, "If it is excessive then it is usury." Then I denied what he said, because of the words of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar ( who thinks it is okay) So Abu Sa'id said, "I will not tell you but what I have heard from the Messenger of Allah -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him-. Once a date palm owner came to him with one sa' of quality dates, while his own dates were under the quality of the dates, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) then asked: "Where did you get these dates?" The owner of the garden replied, "At first I brought two sha' dates, after that I exchanged one sha' of dates for the two sha' dates that I have, because the price of these good dates in the market is so much and these bad dates are only that much. ." Then the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said to him: "Woe to you! You have done usury, if you want these good dates, then sell your dates then (the money from selling the dates) you buy whatever dates you like." Abu Sa'id said, "And dates for dates are more usury than silver for silver." Abu Nadlrah said, "After that I went to Ibn Umar and he forbade me to do it, but I did not meet Ibn Abbas." The narrator said; has told me Abu Ash Shahba`, that he