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Ibn `Abbas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the meeting of caravans (on the way) and ordained that no
townsman is permitted to sell things on behalf of a bedouin." I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What is the
meaning of his saying, 'No townsman is permitted to sell things on behalf of a bedouin.' " He replied,
"He should not work as a broker for him."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 37, Hadith 14
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I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al-`As bin Wail. When he owed me some money for my
work, I went to him to ask for that amount. He said, "I will not pay you unless you disbelieve in
Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I will never do that till you die and be resurrected." He said, "Will I
be dead and then resurrected after my death?" I said, "Yes." He said, "There I will have property and
offspring and then I will pay you your due." Then Allah revealed. 'Have you seen him who
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