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.

The above hadith is likewise narrated through another chain of transmission on the authority of Abi Qilabah.

Ubida bin al-Simit (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates, and salt by salt, like for like and equal for equal, payment being made hand to hand. If these classes differ, then sell as you wish if payment is made hand to hand.