The six commodities — like for like, hand to hand (Sahih Muslim 1584)
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
What this source says
The hadith on the six commodities (gold, silver, wheat, barley, dates, and salt): they must be exchanged like for like, equal for equal, and hand to hand; when the categories differ, exchange may vary in amount provided it is hand to hand. This is the textual basis for the rules of riba al-fadl and riba al-nasi'ah.
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Provenance
- Source
- Sahih Muslim 1584
- School / basis
- None
- Original
- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1584
- Added
- 2026-06-03
- Trust
- Quote read in full context and checked against the original source by hand.
Compiler’s note
Factual description of the hadith's content per sunnah.com; verify the exact matn wording before quoting verbatim.
Topics
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