سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2223
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- 87
Chapter 35
Chapter context: Being Cautious With Regard To Weights And Measures
باب التَّوَقِّي فِي الْكَيْلِ وَالْوَزْنِ
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَقِيلِ بْنِ خُوَيْلِدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ النَّحْوِيُّ، أَنَّ عِكْرِمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْمَدِينَةَ كَانُوا مِنْ أَخْبَثِ النَّاسِ كَيْلاً فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ {وَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ} فَأَحْسَنُوا الْكَيْلَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ .
Translation
English translation
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Al-Madinah, they were the worst people in weights and measures. Then Allah, Glorious is He revealed: "Woe to the Mutaffifun (those who give less in measure and weight)",[1] and they were fair in weights and measures after that.
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 2223 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 12, The Chapters on Business Transactions, as in-book entry 87 under the chapter “Being Cautious With Regard To Weights And Measures.”
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- Sunan Ibn Majah
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Source and grading notes
English : Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 2223 Arabic : Book 12, Hadith 2308
- Al-Albani:
- Hasan
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
- Hasan
- Zubair Ali Zai:
- Isnaad Hasan
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