Narrated Ibn 'Umar: In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance the people used to bargain with the meat of camels on the principle of Habal-alHabala which meant the sale of a she-camel that would be born by a she-camel that had not yet been born. The Prophet forbade them such a transaction.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar), Hadith #183
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance the people used to bargain with the meat of camels on the principle of Habal-alHabala which meant the sale of a she-camel that would be born by a she-camel that had not yet been born. The Prophet forbade them such a transaction.
This hadith is from the book of Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 183 in book 58 of volume 5.
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