And from him it was narrated that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Najsh, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: And from him, meaning from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), it was narrated that he said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1884Sahih (Darussalam) Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Najsh is the verbal noun of najasha, yunajishu, najshan, and its original meaning is plowing the earth and stirring it up. What is meant by Najsh is increasing the price of a commodity when one does not intend to buy it. This is Najsh, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it because of the aggression involved against others and the creation of enmity and hatred among Muslims. The one who engages in Najsh does not want the commodity, but rather wants to benefit the seller or harm the buyer, or wants both together, or wants both together, or wants to display himself as wealthy, such as increasing the price of a large commodity that he would not buy, but only to show people that he is rich. So the important point is that Najsh is increasing the price of a commodity without intending to buy it, either to harm the buyer or...
The student: To benefit the seller.
The Shaykh : Or to benefit the seller, or both together, or to display himself as wealthy, and the like. This is Najsh. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it because of the aggression involved against whom?
The student: Against the buyer.
The Shaykh : Against the buyer, and perhaps even against the seller. As for the buyer, it is obvious, because instead of obtaining it for ten, with Najsh he will not obtain it except for fifteen, for example. And as for the seller, it is because he introduced money to him through falsehood, and it is not permissible for anyone to introduce money to his brother through falsehood. And whoever introduces money to his brother through falsehood, in reality, has not benefited him, but rather...
The student: Harmed him.
The Shaykh : Harmed him.
The Messenger of Allah forbade Shighar
نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن النجشNajsh is the verbal noun of najasha, yunajishu, najshan, and its original meaning is plowing the earth and stirring it up. What is meant by Najsh is increasing the price of a commodity when one does not intend to buy it. This is Najsh, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it because of the aggression involved against others and the creation of enmity and hatred among Muslims. The one who engages in Najsh does not want the commodity, but rather wants to benefit the seller or harm the buyer, or wants both together, or wants both together, or wants to display himself as wealthy, such as increasing the price of a large commodity that he would not buy, but only to show people that he is rich. So the important point is that Najsh is increasing the price of a commodity without intending to buy it, either to harm the buyer or...
The student: To benefit the seller.
The Shaykh : Or to benefit the seller, or both together, or to display himself as wealthy, and the like. This is Najsh. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it because of the aggression involved against whom?
The student: Against the buyer.
The Shaykh : Against the buyer, and perhaps even against the seller. As for the buyer, it is obvious, because instead of obtaining it for ten, with Najsh he will not obtain it except for fifteen, for example. And as for the seller, it is because he introduced money to him through falsehood, and it is not permissible for anyone to introduce money to his brother through falsehood. And whoever introduces money to his brother through falsehood, in reality, has not benefited him, but rather...
The student: Harmed him.
The Shaykh : Harmed him.