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Hadith 35167
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from Busr ibn
Said from Ubayd, Abu Salih, the mawla of as-Saffah that he said, "I
sold drapery to the people of Dar Nakhla on credit. Then I wanted to
go to Kufa, so they proposed that I reduce the price for them and they
would pay me immediately . I asked Zayd ibn Thabit about that, and he
said, 'I order you not to accept increase or to give to anybody.' "
Muwatta Malik Book 31, Hadith 82
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Malik related to me that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Masud
used to relate that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "When two parties dispute about a business
transaction, the seller's word is taken, or they make an agreement
among themselves.
Malik spoke about someone who sold goods to
a man, and said at the contracting of the sale, 'I will sell to you
provided I consult so-and-so. If he is satisfied, the sale is
permitted. If he dislikes it, there is no sale between us.' They made
the transaction on that basis. Then the buyer regretted before the
seller consulted the person.
Malik said, "That sale is
binding on them according to what they described. The buyer has no
right of withdrawal, and it is binding on him, if the person whom the
seller stipulated to him, permits it."
Malik said, "The way
of doing things among us about a man who buys goods from another and
they differ about the price, and the seller says, 'I sold them to you
for ten dinars,' and the buyer says, 'I bought them from you for five
dinars,' is that it is said to the seller, 'If you like, give them to
the buyer for what he said. If you like, swear by Allah that you only
sold your goods for what you said.' If he swears it is said to the
buyer, 'Either you take the goods for what the seller said, or you
swear by Allah that you bought them only for what you said.' If he
swears, he is free to return the goods. That is when each of them
testifies against the other." Muwatta Malik Book 31, Hadith 81
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Uthman ibn Hafs ibn Khalda
from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar was
asked about a man who took a loan from another man for a set term. The
creditor reduced the debt, and the man paid it immediately Abdullah
ibn Umar disliked that, and forbade it. Muwatta Malik Book 31, Hadith 83