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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Don't sell gold for gold unless equal in weight, nor silver for silver unless equal
in weight, but you could sell gold for silver or silver for gold as you like."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 34, Hadith 125
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that Malik bin Aus said, "I was in need of change for one-hundred Dinars. Talha bin 'Ubaidullah
called me and we discussed the matter, and he agreed to change (my Dinars). He took the gold pieces
in his hands and fidgeted with them, and then said, "Wait till my storekeeper comes from the forest."
`Umar was listening to that and said, "By Allah! You should not separate from Talha till you get the
money from him, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'The selling of gold for gold is Riba (usury) except if the
exchange is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and similarly, the selling of wheat for wheat is
Riba (usury) unless it is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and the selling of barley for barley is
usury unless it is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and dates for dates, is usury unless it is from
hand to hand and equal in amount"
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(Concerning exchange) that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Do not sell gold for gold unless equal in
weight, and do not sell silver unless equal in weight."