عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ الْحَصَاةِ، وَعَنْ بَيْعِ الْغَرَرِ»
73 - Prohibition of unclarity in sales
Abu Hurayrah narrated, saying:
1. God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) prohibited the sale effected by the casting of a stone 2. and the sale lacking clarity.
Related by Muslim, 1513.
Summary of Meaning
The Prophet (peace be upon him) prohibited certain sales that may involve cheating or ignorance of one of the two elements of sale, i.e. the goods or the price. One of these prohibited sales used to be that the buyer would cast a stone, and if it fell on an article, he must buy it. Other prohibited sales involved some ignorance which made the sale contract flawed. For example, buying something placed in a bag, and where its contents are unknown to the buyer
