blood or property (7)." Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan sahih (good, authentic) hadith. A similar one is narrated from Abu Sa'id (8). The indication is twofold: first, he did not set a price even though they asked him to do so; if it were permissible, he would have answered their request. Second, he provided the reason that it is an injustice, and injustice is forbidden. Furthermore, it is their property, so it is not permissible to prevent them from selling it at a price upon which both the buyer and the seller have agreed, as the community has agreed upon. Some of our companions said: Price-setting is a cause of high prices, because when those who import goods hear of this, they will not bring their merchandise to a land where they are compelled to sell it at prices other than what they desire. Moreover, those who possess goods will refrain from selling them and will hoard them. People in need of these goods will then seek them out but will find them only in small quantities, causing them to bid up the price to acquire them, which leads to high prices and results in harm to both sides: the owners, by preventing them from selling their property, and the buyer, by preventing him from achieving his goal; thus, it is forbidden. As for the hadith of Umar, Sa'id and al-Shafi'i narrated that when Umar returned, he took account of himself, then came to Hatib in his house and said: "That which I said to you is not a firm command from me, nor a decree, but rather it was something I intended for the benefit of the people of the city, so sell wherever you wish and however you wish." This is a retraction in favor of what we have stated. The harm they mentioned is present even if one sells [the goods] in his own house, and he is not prevented from that.

764 - Issue: He said: (And it is forbidden to meet the caravans [to buy their goods before they reach the market]).

If they are met and goods are purchased from them, they have the option once they enter the market and realize they have been deceived (1) to rescind the sale if they wish.