What is the meaning of the hadith: "A resident does not sell to a Bedouin"?

Question : This questioner, who has used the initials E.M.M. as a pseudonym, says: It is reported in the athar (narrations) that "a resident does not sell to a Bedouin." I ask for an explanation of this. May you be rewarded.

Answer : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. The meaning of this hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited a resident, meaning one who stays in the town, from selling to a Bedouin, meaning one who comes to the town from the desert. This is because when the Bedouin arrives, he sells his goods at a price suitable for him and does not wait for a high price to profit from, because he wants to return to his family. Thus, the markets become active, and buying and selling flourish. However, if the resident sells to the Bedouin, he hoards the goods and waits for the greatest profit, so the markets do not become active, and people do not earn their livelihood from one another. For this reason, it came in the hadith: This is because the Bedouin intended to wait and hold back the goods, and if this is his intention, there is no difference between selling them himself or selling them through the resident. Yes. May Allah bless you.