Chapter "The Etiquette of the Servant." Explanation of the report of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)
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The Shaykh : The chapter that follows.
Chapter "The Etiquette of the Servant".
Meaning the discipline of the servant; he narrates it with a hasan chain.
From Yazid ibn 'Abdullah ibn Qusayt, who said:Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 170 Meaning he deferred the exchange, and that is forbidden. He is referring here to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) Meaning, if one wants to exchange gold for gold, there must be no difference in amount; likewise, there must be no difference in silver. For example, it is not permissible to exchange ten silver pounds for ten shekels, where each shekel is a pound; it is not permissible to take an excess from the difference. For instance, if I need the difference, I give ten silver pounds and he gives me ten pounds minus a quarter pound as the difference; this is not permissible in the Shari'ah. Likewise, if I want to exchange these ten pounds of stone for quarters or halves of equal value, it is not permissible to defer it, even if it is equal. Now, if I transfer the ten pounds and receive the difference in full in advance, it is not permissible for the exchanger to say, "Come back to me and take the change; take the exchange." No, it must be hand-to-hand and like-for-like, otherwise it becomes riba (usury or interest). Where is the riba here? One party benefits from the exchange in order to deliver it, so riba occurs.
So Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab "sent his servant to exchange gold or silver, meaning silver, for him, and he exchanged it and deferred the exchange" meaning he deferred it when he exchanged it. "Then the slave returned to his master, Abdullah ibn 'Umar, and he beat him a painful beating, striking him a painful strike, and said, 'Go and take what is mine and do not exchange it.'" Meaning, what you delivered on the basis that you would receive it later, go back and bring it to me, because this is not permissible in Islam. The point is that Ibn 'Umar beat his servant here, so we benefit from this report, and Ibn 'Umar is one of the famous Companions of the Messenger, that it is permissible for a master to beat his servant or slave rightfully, as Abdullah ibn 'Umar did here with his servant when he committed a violation of the Shari'ah, which was that he deferred the exchange. In the exchange, he delivered what he wanted to exchange and told him, "I will come back to you and take the exchange." Immediately when he came to Ibn 'Umar and told him, "I did such and such," he beat him a painful beating and told him, "Go back, run, and bring me the money, the gold or the silver." So we benefit from this that it is permissible for a master to beat his slave or servant if he commits a violation of the Shari'ah.
Chapter "The Etiquette of the Servant".
Meaning the discipline of the servant; he narrates it with a hasan chain.
From Yazid ibn 'Abdullah ibn Qusayt, who said:
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar sent a slave of his with some gold - or silver - and he changed it and deferred the exchange
أرسل عبد الله بن عمر غلاما له بذهب أو بورق - يعني فضة - فصرفه فأنظر بالصرفGold for gold, hand to hand, this for that, like for like.
الذهب بالذهب يدا بيد هاء بهاء مثل بمثلSo Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab "sent his servant to exchange gold or silver, meaning silver, for him, and he exchanged it and deferred the exchange" meaning he deferred it when he exchanged it. "Then the slave returned to his master, Abdullah ibn 'Umar, and he beat him a painful beating, striking him a painful strike, and said, 'Go and take what is mine and do not exchange it.'" Meaning, what you delivered on the basis that you would receive it later, go back and bring it to me, because this is not permissible in Islam. The point is that Ibn 'Umar beat his servant here, so we benefit from this report, and Ibn 'Umar is one of the famous Companions of the Messenger, that it is permissible for a master to beat his servant or slave rightfully, as Abdullah ibn 'Umar did here with his servant when he committed a violation of the Shari'ah, which was that he deferred the exchange. In the exchange, he delivered what he wanted to exchange and told him, "I will come back to you and take the exchange." Immediately when he came to Ibn 'Umar and told him, "I did such and such," he beat him a painful beating and told him, "Go back, run, and bring me the money, the gold or the silver." So we benefit from this that it is permissible for a master to beat his slave or servant if he commits a violation of the Shari'ah.