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Sunan Abi Dawud 3451

The people said: Messenger of Allah, prices have shot up, so fix prices for us. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Allah is the one Who fixes prices, Who withholds,…

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حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، وَقَتَادَةُ، وَحُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ

قَالَ: قَالَ النَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ غَلَا السِّعْرُ فَسَعِّرْ لَنَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّازِقُ وَإِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ أَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يُطَالِبُنِي بِمَظْلَمَةٍ فِي دَمٍ وَلَا مَالٍ»

The people said: Messenger of Allah, prices have shot up, so fix prices for us. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Allah is the one Who fixes prices, Who withholds, gives lavishly and provides, and I hope that when I meet Allah, none of you will have any claim on me for an injustice regarding blood or property.

আনাস (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, লোকেরা বললো, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! জিনিসপত্রের দাম বেড়ে গেছে। আপনি আমাদের জন্য দ্রব্যমূল্য নির্ধারণ করে দিন। রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বললেনঃ আল্লাহই মূল্যের গতি নির্ধারণকারী, তিনিই তা কমান ও বৃদ্ধি করেন এবং একমাত্র তিনিই রিযিকদাতা। আমি এই আশা করি যে, আমি আল্লাহর সাথে এমন অবস্থায় সাক্ষাৎ করবো যেন আমার উপর কারো জীবন বা সম্পদের উপর জুলুম করার কোনোরূপ অভিযোগ না থাকে।

انس رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ لوگوں نے عرض کیا: اللہ کے رسول! گرانی بڑھ گئی ہے لہٰذا آپ ( کوئی مناسب ) نرخ مقرر فرما دیجئیے، تو رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: نرخ مقرر کرنے والا تو اللہ ہی ہے، ( میں نہیں ) وہی روزی تنگ کرنے والا اور روزی میں اضافہ کرنے والا، روزی مہیا کرنے والا ہے، اور میری خواہش ہے کہ جب اللہ سے ملوں، تو مجھ سے کسی جانی و مالی ظلم و زیادتی کا کوئی مطالبہ کرنے والا نہ ہو ( اس لیے میں بھاؤ مقرر کرنے کے حق میں نہیں ہوں ) ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Utsman bin Abu Syaibah?], telah menceritakan kepada kami ['Affan], telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hammad bin Maslamah], telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Tsabit] dari [Anas bin Malik] dan [Qatadah], serta [Humaid] dari [Anas], orang-orang berkata; wahai Rasulullah, harta telah melonjang, maka tetapkanlah harga untuk kami!

Maka beliau berkata: "Sesungguhnya Allahlah yang menentukan harga, Yang menggenggam dan Yang menghamparkan, dan Pemberi rizqi. Dan sungguh aku berharap berjumpa dengan Allah sementara tidak ada seorang pun dari kalian yang menuntutku karena suatu kezhaliman dalam hal darah, dan harta

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a)'den rivayet edildiğine göre; Sahâbîler: Ya Rasûlallah! Fiatlar arttı, bizim için narh koy, dediler. Rasûlullah (s.a.v.): "Şüphesiz fiatları ayarlayan, rızkı eksilten, çoğaltan, rızık veren Allah (c.c)'dır. Ben Allah'a hiç kimsenin benden ne mal ne de kan konusunda isteyeceği bir hakkı olmadığı halde ulaşmak isterim" buyurdu

Sunan Abi Dawud 3451, Book 24, Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah), Hadith 36. 1 min read

What it means

During the time of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), prices of commodities increased, so the people asked him to fix the prices of the commodities for them. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: “Indeed, Allah is the One who fixes prices, the Withholder, the Extender, and the Provider.”

This means that Allah, the Almighty, is the One who causes the prices of things to decline and rise. He is also the One who reduces the provisions for whomever He wills, and extends the provisions for whomever He wills. In other words, anyone who attempts to fix the prices will be opposing and challenging Allah in what He wills, and will most probably deny people their rights of raising and lowering prices, which Allah has entrusted them with. Then he said: “Indeed, I wish to meet Allah while none of you will have any claim against me for an injustice regarding blood or property.”

This is an indication that what prevented him from fixing the price was the fear that he would wrong them in their wealth, since fixing the prices of commodities involves a sort of disposing of them without the permission of their owners, and this is considered injustice. However, if the vendors – for example traders and the like – agreed to raise the prices of what they have out of selfishness, then the ruler would become entitled to determining a fair price for the goods in order to establish justice between the sellers and buyers.

This also conforms to the general principle of bringing about benefits and eliminating evil. If no agreement happened between the traders, and the prices went up only due to the high demand and low supply without any deceit, then it would not be the ruler’s right to determine the prices. Rather, he should leave the citizens so that Allah provides for some through others.

Thus, it is not permissible for the traders to raise the prices over what is customary, nor is fixing the prices permissible. This is the proper understanding and interpretation of the Hadīth.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Uthman ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 239 AH
  3. 3Affan ibn MuslimTold us, Fourth generation, died 219 AH
  4. 4Hammad ibn SalamahTold us, Third generation, died 167 AH
  5. 5Thabit al-BunaniInformed us, Successor, died 122 AH
  6. 6Al-Hasan al-BasriFrom, Successor, died 110 AH
  7. 7Qatadah ibn DiamahWith, Successor, died 117 AH
  8. 8Humayd ibn HilalWith, Successor
  9. 9Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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