It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin Abi Gharazah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us in the market and said: "O company of traders, false oaths get mixed into this market, so purify it with charity."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin Abi Gharazah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were trading in slaves in Madinah, and we were called "samasirah". He (peace and blessings be upon him) called us by a name better than that and said: "O traders, idle talk and oaths creep into this trade, so purify it with charity." (These are the words of the narration of Sufyan al-Thawri.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The truthful and trustworthy Muslim trader will be with the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection." This narrator is Kulthum bin Jawshan al-Basri, who has few hadith, and the two Shaykhs did not record it; and there is also a corroborating report for it in the Maraasil of al-Hasan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The truthful and trustworthy trader will be (on the Day of Resurrection) with the prophets, the truthful ones (siddiqin) and the martyrs."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' al-Zuraqi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the prayer ground (musalla) in Madinah and saw the people buying and selling. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of traders!" They responded to him and raised their necks and their eyes toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the traders will be raised on the Day of Resurrection as sinners, except the one who feared Allah, did good and held to truthfulness." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, the traders are the wicked (sinners)." The people said: O Messenger of Allah, has Allah not made trade lawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes indeed, but they swear oaths (to sell their goods) and so fall into sin, and they speak and so tell lies." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Hisham bin Abi Abdillah has mentioned that Yahya bin Abi Kathir heard directly from Abu Rashid, and Hisham is trustworthy and reliable. Aban bin Yazid al-Attar, however, placed Zayd bin Sallam between the two of them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The traders are the wicked, the traders are the wicked, the traders are the wicked." The people said: O Messenger of Allah, has Allah not made trade lawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes indeed, but they speak and tell lies, and they swear oaths and commit sin."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Taghlib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the Hour is that wealth will become abundant, ignorance will increase, trials (fitan) will appear, and trade will spread." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Its chain is sahih on their condition, except that no one narrates from Amr bin Taghlib other than al-Hasan (al-Basri).

Muhammad bin Jubayr bin Mut'im narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him), that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, which lands (or places) are the worst? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know." Then when Jibril (peace be upon him) came, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Jibril, which places are the worst?" He said: I do not know until I ask my Lord. So Jibril (peace be upon him) departed and remained away for as long as Allah willed, then he returned and said: O Muhammad, you asked me which places are the worst, and I said that I did not know. Then I asked my Lord: Which places are the worst? And Allah Almighty said: "Their markets." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Qays bin al-Rabi' and Amr bin Thabit bin Abi al-Miqdam have also narrated it from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil, and it has an authentic corroborating report.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, which places are the best? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know." He asked: Which places are the worst? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know." Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ask your Lord." Jibril (peace be upon him) said: We do not ask Him about anything (of our own accord). Then such a trembling came over Jibril (peace be upon him) that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was stunned at seeing his state. Then when Jibril (peace be upon him) ascended, Allah Almighty said: Muhammad asked you which places are the best, and you said: I do not know; and he asked which places are the worst, and you said: I do not know? He said: Yes. Then Allah said: Tell him that the best places are the mosques and the worst places are the markets.