Sahih Muslim Hadith 4061 – Exchange And

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[4061] 80 – (1587) It was narrated that Abü Qilâbah said: "I was in Ash-Sham in a gathering where Muslim bin Yasâr was present, when Abü A]- Aif aft came." He said: "They said: 'Abü A1-Ash'ath.' And I said: 'Abñ A1-Ash'ath!' He sat down and I said to him: 'Tell our brothers the HadIth of 'Ubâdah bin As-Sâmit.' He said: 'Yes. We went out on a campaign when Mu'âwiyah was in charge of the people, and acquired a great deal of the spoils of war. Among the %JL l spoils we seized were some vessels of silver. Mu'âwiyah ordered a man to sell them, to be paid for when the people received their stipends, and the people hastened to buy them. News of that reached 'Ubâdah bin As-Sâmit and he stood up and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah forbidding the sale of gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, salt for salt, except equal for – ' equal, same for same. Whoever adds something more, or asks for La . ta something more, he has engaged :JU in Ribâ." "So the people returned what they had taken. News of that reached Mu'awiyah and he stood up and delivered a speech, saying: 'What is the matter with men who narrated AhadIth from L 4J :3L the Messenger of Allah ;, when we were present with him and accompanied him, and we did not La – : JL L hear that from him?' "Ubâdah bin As-Samit stood up and repeated the story, then he :JU said: 'We will narrate what we heard from the Messenger of Allah , even if Mu'âwiyah does not like it' – or he said, 'in spite of him. I do not care if I do not join his troops on a dark night." Hammâd (one of the narrators) said: "This, or something like this."