others" (1). The 'nomad' here refers to anyone who enters the town from outside its inhabitants, whether he is a bedouin, or from a village, or another town. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the resident from selling on his behalf. Ibn Abbas said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade meeting the caravans [before they reach the market] and forbade a resident from selling for a nomad. He said: So I asked Ibn Abbas, "What is meant by his saying 'a resident selling for a nomad'?" He replied, "That he should not act as a broker for him." It is agreed upon (2). And from Jabir, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A resident should not sell for a nomad; leave the people so that God may provide for some of them through others." Recorded by Muslim. Ibn Umar, Abu Hurayrah, and Anas also narrated it (3). The logic behind this is that when the nomad is left to sell his own goods, people buy them cheaply, and the price becomes expansive for them. When the resident takes over selling them and refuses to sell them except at the city's price, it becomes difficult for the people of the city. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) pointed to this meaning in his justification. Among those who considered the resident selling for the nomad as disliked are Talhah ibn Ubayd Allah, Ibn Umar, Abu Hurayrah, Anas, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Malik, al-Layth, and al-Shafi'i. Abu Ishaq ibn Shaqla reported, among his hearings, that al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Masri asked Ahmad about a resident selling for a nomad, and he said: There is no harm in it. He said to him: "What about the report that came with the prohibition?" He replied: "It was..."
(1) Recorded by Muslim, in: Chapter on the prohibition of a resident selling for a nomad, from the Book of Sales. Sahih Muslim 3/1157. And Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on the prohibition that a resident sells for a nomad, from the Book of Sales. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/242. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has come regarding that a resident should not sell for a nomad, from the Chapters of Sales. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 5/231. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the sale of a resident for a nomad, from the Book of Sales. Al-Mujtaba 7/225. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the prohibition that a resident sells for a nomad, from the Book of Trade. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/734. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 7/303, 312, 386, 392. (2) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on whether a resident should sell for a nomad without a commission..., and Chapter on the prohibition of meeting caravans..., from the Book of Sales; and in: Chapter on the commission of the broker..., from the Book of Hiring. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/94, 95, 120. And Muslim in: Chapter on the prohibition of a resident selling for a nomad, from the Book of Sales. Sahih Muslim 3/1157. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on the prohibition that a resident sells for a nomad, from the Book of Sales. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/241. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on meeting [caravans], from the Book of Sales. Al-Mujtaba 7/225, 226. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the prohibition that a resident sells for a nomad, from the Book of Trade. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/635. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/238, 243, 254, 274. (3) Omitted from: M. What is in the original implies: And Ibn Umar also narrated similar...
