Sahih al-Bukhari #6719
Tricks
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ الشَّرِيدِ، قَالَ جَاءَ الْمِسْوَرُ بْنُ مَخْرَمَةَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبِي، فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ إِلَى سَعْدٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ لِلْمِسْوَرِ أَلاَ تَأْمُرُ هَذَا أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ مِنِّي بَيْتِي الَّذِي فِي دَارِي. فَقَالَ لاَ أَزِيدُهُ عَلَى أَرْبَعِمِائَةٍ، إِمَّا مُقَطَّعَةٍ وَإِمَّا مُنَجَّمَةٍ. قَالَ أُعْطِيتُ خَمْسَمِائَةٍ نَقْدًا، فَمَنَعْتُهُ، وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
" الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ ". مَا بِعْتُكَهُ أَوْ قَالَ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ. قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ إِنَّ مَعْمَرًا لَمْ يَقُلْ هَكَذَا. قَالَ لَكِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي هَكَذَا. وَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَبِيعَ الشُّفْعَةَ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَحْتَالَ حَتَّى يُبْطِلَ الشُّفْعَةَ فَيَهَبُ الْبَائِعُ لِلْمُشْتَرِي الدَّارَ، وَيَحُدُّهَا وَيَدْفَعُهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَيُعَوِّضُهُ الْمُشْتَرِي أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ، فَلاَ يَكُونُ لِلشَّفِيعِ فِيهَا شُفْعَةٌ.
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama came and put his hand on my shoulder and I
accompanied him to Sa'd. Abu Rafi' said to Al-Miswar, "Won't you order
this (i.e. Sa'd) to buy my house which is in my yard?" Sa'd said, "I
will not offer more than four hundred in installments over a fixed
period." Abu Rafi said, "I was offered five hundred cash but I
refused. Had I not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, 'A neighbor is more
entitled to receive the care of his neighbor,' I would not have sold
it to you." The narrator said, to Sufyan: Ma'mar did not say so.
Sufyan said, "But he did say so to me." Some people said, "If someone
wants to sell a house and deprived somebody of the right of
preemption, he has the right to play a trick to render the preemption
invalid. And that is by giving the house to the buyer as a present and
marking its boundaries and giving it to him. The buyer then gives the
seller one-thousand Dirham as compensation in which case the preemptor
loses his right of preemption."
Narrated by Narrated 'Amr bin Ash-Sharid:
Context
This hadith illustrates the principle of preemption in property transactions, emphasizing the rights of neighbors. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) reinforces that a neighbor has a rightful claim to a property before it is sold to someone else. The narrator recounts a situation where a neighbor was offered a house, but despite a higher cash offer, the seller chose to honor the neighborly bond. This highlights the importance of community and consideration in business dealings.
Modern Application
In modern real estate, this principle can be seen in how neighbors often have first rights to purchase properties that come up for sale. Respecting these rights fosters good relationships and a sense of community, reminding us to prioritize our neighbors' interests.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Buying and Selling because it addresses the ethical considerations involved in property transactions and the rights of neighbors.
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About Sahih al-Bukhari
This hadith is #6719 from Sahih al-Bukhari, in the Book of Tricks. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated 'Amr bin Ash-Sharid:.