Markets Trade

"Narrated Ibrahim bin Sa`d from his father from his grandfather:\n\n`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf said, \"When we came to Medina as emigrants, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) established a bond of brotherhood between me and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi`. Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` said (to me), 'I am the richest among the Ansar, so I will give you half of my wealth and you may look at my two wives and whichever of the two you may choose I will divorce her, and when she has completed the prescribed period (before marriage) you may marry her.' `Abdur-Rahman replied, \"I am not in need of all that. Is there any marketplace where trade is practiced?' He replied, \"The market of Qainuqa.\" `Abdur-Rahman went to that market the following day and brought some dried buttermilk (yogurt) and butter, and then he continued going there regularly. Few days later, `Abdur-Rahman came having traces of yellow (scent) on his body. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked him whether he had got married. He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Whom have you married?' He replied, 'A woman from the Ansar.' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) asked, 'How much did you pay her?' He replied, '(I gave her) a gold piece equal in weigh to a date stone (or a date stone of gold)! The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Give a Walima (wedding banquet) even if with one sheep.'\"\n\nNarrated Anas:\n\nWhen `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to Medina, the Prophet (ﷺ) established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi al-Ansari. Sa`d was a rich man, so he said to `Abdur-Rahman, \"I will give you half of my property and will help you marry.\" `Abdur-Rahman said (to him), \"May Allah bless you in your family and property. Show me the market.\" So `Abdur-Rahman did not return from the market till he gained some dried buttermilk (yogurt) and butter (through trading). He brought that to his household. We stayed for sometime (or as long as Allah wished), and then `Abdur-Rahman came, scented with yellowish perfume. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him) \"What is this?\" He replied, \"I got married to an Ansari woman.\" The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, \"What did you pay her?\" He replied, \"A gold stone or gold equal to the weight of a date stone.\" The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), \"Give a wedding banquet even if with one sheep.\"\n\nNarrated Ibn `Abbas:\n\n`Ukaz, Majanna and Dhul-Majaz were marketplaces in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance. When Islam came, Muslims felt that marketing there might be a sin. So, the Divine Inspiration came: \"There is no harm for you to seek the bounty of your Lord (in the seasons of Hajj).\" (2.198) Ibn `Abbas recited the Verse in this way.\n\nNarrated Abu Al-Minhal:\n\nI used to practice money exchange, and I asked Zaid bin 'Aziz about it, and he narrated what the Prophet said in the following: Abu Al-Minhal said, \"I asked Al-Bara' bin `Azib and Zaid bin Arqam about practicing money exchange. They replied, 'We were traders in the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about money exchange. He replied, 'If it is from hand to hand, there is no harm in it; otherwise it is not permissible.'\"\n\nNarrated Jabir:\n\nWhile we were offering the prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) a caravan carrying food came from Sham. The people looked towards the caravan (and went to it) and only twelve persons remained with the Prophet. So, the Divine Inspiration came; \"But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it.\" (62.11)\n\nNarrated Jabir:\n\nA caravan arrived (at Medina) while we were offering the Jumua prayer with the Prophet. The people left out for the caravan, with the exception of twelve persons. Then this Verse was revealed: 'But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it and leave you standing.\" (62.11)\n\nNarrated 'Ubaid bin `Umair:\n\nAbu Musa asked `Umar to admit him but he was not admitted as `Umar was busy, so Abu Musa went back. When `Umar finished his job he said, \"Didn't I hear the voice of `Abdullah bin Qais? Let him come in.\" `Umar was told that he had left. So, he sent for him and on his arrival, he (Abu Musa) said, \"We were ordered to do so (i.e. to leave if not admitted after asking permission thrice). `Umar told him, \"Bring witness in proof of your statement.\" Abu Musa went to the Ansar's meeting places and asked them. They said, \"None amongst us will give this witness except the youngest of us, Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri. Abu Musa then took Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (to `Umar) and `Umar said, surprisingly, \"Has this order of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) been hidden from me?\" (Then he added), \"I used to be busy trading in markets.\""