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Sunan Ibn Majah 2200

It was nanated that Anas ibn Malik said: “Prices rose during the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and they said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, prices have risen, so fix the…

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، وَثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

قَالَ غَلَا السِّعْرُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ غَلَا السِّعْرُ فَسَعِّرْ لَنَا. فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّازِقُ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ أَلْقَى رَبِّي وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَطْلُبُنِي بِمَظْلَمَةٍ فِي دَمٍ وَلَا مَالٍ»

It was nanated that Anas ibn Malik said: “Prices rose during the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and they said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, prices have risen, so fix the prices for us.’ He said: ‘Indeed Allah is the Musair, [1] the Qabid, (Restrainer) the Basit,[2] the Razzaq (Provider). And I am hopeful that I meet my Lord and none of you are seeking (recompense from) me for an injustice involving blood or wealth.’”

আনাস ইবনে মালেক (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম -এর যুগে একবার জিনিসপত্রের দাম বেড়ে গেলো। লোকজন বললো, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! জিনিসপত্রের দাম বেড়ে গেছে। অতএব আপনি আমাদের জন্য মূল্য বেঁধে দিন। তিনি বলেনঃ নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ মূল্য নিয়ন্ত্রণকারী, সংকোচনকারী, সম্প্রসারণকারী এবং রিযিক দানকারী। আমি আমার রবের সাথে এমন অবস্থায় সাক্ষাত করতে চাই যে, কেউ যেন আমার বিরুদ্ধে রক্তের ও সম্পদের কোনরূপ অভিযোগ উত্থাপন করতে না পারে।

انس بن مالک رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے عہد میں ایک دفعہ قیمتیں چڑھ گئیں، لوگوں نے عرض کیا: اللہ کے رسول! ہمارے لیے ایک نرخ ( بھاؤ ) مقرر کر دیجئیے! آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: اللہ ہی نرخ مقرر کرنے والا ہے، کبھی کم کر دیتا ہے اور کبھی زیادہ کر دیتا ہے، وہی روزی دینے والا ہے، اور مجھے امید ہے کہ میں اپنے رب سے اس حال میں ملوں کہ کوئی مجھ سے جان یا مال میں کسی ظلم کا مطالبہ کرنے والا نہ ہو ۱؎۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad Ibnul Mutsanna] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hajjaj] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hammad bin Salamah] dari [Qatadah] dan [Humaid] dan [Tsabit] dari [Anas bin Malik] ia berkata, "Pernah terjadi kenaikan harga pada masa Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, maka orang-orang pun berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah, harga-harga telah melambung tinggi, maka tetapkanlah setandar harga untuk kami."

Beliau lalu bersabda: "Sesungguhnya Allah lah yang menentukan harga, yang menyempitkan dan melapangkan, dan Dia yang memberi rizki. Sungguh, aku berharap ketika berjumpa dengan Allah tidak ada seseorang yang meminta pertanggungjawaban dariku dalam hal darah dan harta

Enes bin Malik (r.a.)'den şöyle demiştir: Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) hayatta iken (bir ara) fiyatlar yükseldi. Bunun üzerine sahabiler: Ya Resulallah ! Fiyatlar yükseldi, bizler için fiyatları tahdid ve ta'yin et, diye müracaatta bulundular. Resul-i Ekrem (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem): «Şüphesiz ucuzlatıp pahalandıran, daraltan, genişleten ve ruzuk veren Allah'tır.

Şüphesiz, ne bir kan ne bir mal ile ilgili her hangi bir hakkı benden isteyecek bir kimse bulunmadığı halde Rabbime kavuşmamı umarım,» buyurdu. Diğer tahric: Ebu Davud, Tirmizi AÇIKLAMA

Sunan Ibn Majah 2200, Book 12, The Chapters on Business Transactions, Hadith 64. 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 Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Hajjaj ibn al-MinhalTold us, Third generation, died 216 AH
  4. 4Hammad ibn SalamahTold us, Third generation, died 167 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6Humayd ibn HilalWith, Successor
  7. 7ثَابِتٍWith
  8. 8Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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