The Chapters on Business Transactions

كتاب التجارات

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SELECTED CHAPTER

Prohibition On Earnest Money

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Hadith 8

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ENGLISH

It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said:

"I taught a man the Qur'an, and he gave me a bow. I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: 'If you accept it you will be accepting a bow of fire.' So I returned it."

ARABIC

‏ إِنْ أَخَذْتَهَا أَخَذْتَ قَوْسًا مِنْ نَارٍ ‏