Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: May Allah destroy the Jews for Allah forbade the use of fat for them, but they sold it and made use of its price.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Do not sell gold for gold, except like for like, and don't increase something of it upon something; and don't sell silver unless like for like, and don't increase some thing of it upon something, and do not sell for ready money something to be given later.

Nafi' reported that Ibn 'Umar told him that a person of the tribe of Laith said that Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrated it (the above-mentioned hadith) from tile Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in a narration of Qutaiba. So 'Abduliali and Nafi' went along with him, and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Rumh (the words are) that Nafi' said: 'Abdullah (b. 'Umar) went and I along with the person belonging to Banu Laith entered (the house) of Sa'id al-Khudri, and he ('Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA)) said: I have been informed that you say that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbade the sale of silver with silver except in case of like for like, and sale of gold for gold except in case of like for like. Abu Sa'id pointed towards this eyes and his ears with his fingers and said: My eyes saw, and my ears listened to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) saying: Do not sell gold for gold, and do not sell silver for silver except in case of like for like, and do not increase something of it upon something, and do not sell for ready money something, not present, but hand to hand.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Do not sell gold for gold and silver for silver weight for weight or of the same quality.

'Uthman bin 'Affan reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Do not sell a dinar for two dinars and one dirham for two dirhams.

Malik bin Aus bin al-Hadathan reported: I came saying who was prepared toexchange dirhams (for my gold), whereupon Talha bin Ubaidullah (RA) (as he was sitting with 'Umar bin Khattib) said: Show us your gold and then come to us (at a later time). When our servant would come we would give you your silver (dirhams due to you). Thereupon 'Umar bin al-Khattib (RA) said: Not at all. By Allah, either give him his silver (coins). or return his gold to him, for Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Exchange of silver for gold (has an element of) interest in it. except when (it is exchanged) on the spot;and wheat for wheat is an interest unless both are handed over on the spot: barley for barley is interest unless both are handed over on the spot; dates for dates is interest unless both are handed over on the Spot.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.

Abil Qiliba reported: I was in Syria (having) a circle (of friends). in which was Muslim bin Yasir. There came Abu'l-Ash'ath. He (the narrator) said that they (the friends) called him: Abu'l-Ash'ath, Abu'l-Ash'ath, and he sat down. I said to him: Narrate to our brother the hadith of Ubadah bin Samit. He said: Yes. We went out on an expedition, Mu'awiyah being the leader of the people, and we gained a lot of spoils of war. And there was one silver utensil in what we took as spoils. Mu'awiyah ordered a person to sell it for payment to the people (soldiers). The people made haste in getting that. The news of (this state of affairs) reached 'Ubadah bin Samit, and he stood up and said: I heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbidding the sale of gold by gold, and silver by silver, and wheat by wheat, and barley by barley, and dates by dates, and salt by salt, except like for like and equal for equal. So he who made an addition or who accepted an addition (committed the sin of taking) interest. So the people returned what they had got. This reached Mu'awiyah. and he stood up to deliver an address. He said: What is the matter with people that they narrate from the Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) such tradition which we did not hear though we saw him (the Holy Prophet) and lived in his company? Thereupon, Ubida bin Samit stood up and repeated that narration, and then said: We will definitely narrate what we heard from Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) though it may be unpleasant to Mu'awiyah (or he said: Even if it is against his will). I do not mind if I do not remain in his troop in the dark night. Hammad said this or something like this.