Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Sales (Bargains)
64- بَابُ النَّهْيِ لِلْبَائِعِ أَنْ لاَ يُحَفِّلَ الإِبِلَ وَالْبَقَرَ وَالْغَنَمَ وَكُلَّ مُحَفَّلَةٍ:
(64) Chapter. The seller is not allowed to keep camels, cows, sheep or any other animal unmilked for a long time (so as to get more price by cheating).
3 hadith · references 2148–2150
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Bukhari · 2148لَا تُصَرُّوا الْإِبِلَ وَالْغَنَمَ ، فَمَنِ ابْتَاعَهَا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَحْتَلِبَهَا ، إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَ ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ رَدَّهَا وَصَاعَ تَمْرٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Don't keep camels and sheep unmilked for a long time, for whoever buys such an animal has the option to milk it and then either to keep it or return it to the owner along with one Sa of dates." Som10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2149مَنِ اشْتَرَى شَاةً مُحَفَّلَةً فَرَدَّهَا ، فَلْيَرُدَّ مَعَهَا صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ ، وَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُلَقَّى الْبُيُوعُWhoever buys a sheep which has not been milked for a long time, has the option of returning it along with one Sa of dates; and the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade going to meet the seller on the way (as he has no knowledge of the ma5 narratorsBukhari · 2150لَا تَلَقَّوُا الرُّكْبَانَ وَلَا يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ ، وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا ، وَلَا يَبِعْ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ ، وَلَا تُصَرُّوا الْغَنَمَ ، وَمَنِ ابْتَاعَهَا فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَحْتَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not go forward to meet the caravan (to buy from it on the way before it reaches the town). And do not urge buyers to cancel their purchases to sell them (your own goods) yourselves, and do5 narrators