Sales and Trade
34/70. Chapter:
A town dweller should not buy goods for a desert dweller and charge commission as a broker
وَكَرِهَهُ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ لِلْبَائِعِ وَالْمُشْتَرِي، وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِنَّ الْعَرَبَ تَقُولُ بِعْ لِي ثَوْبًا. وَهْيَ تَعْنِي الشِّرَاءَ.Ibn Sirin and Ibrahim disliked (working as a broker for a desert dweller) whether as a seller or a buyer. Ibrahim said, "Arabs use the word 'to buy' in the meaning of 'to sell'."
Sahih Bukhari
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَبْتَاعُ الْمَرْءُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ، وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلاَ يَبِعْ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ "
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A buyer should not urge a seller to restore a purchase so as to buy it himself, and do not practice Najsh; and a town dweller should not sell goods of a desert dweller."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2160In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 111USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 34, Hadith 369