on top of his brother’s sale, and no one may propose after his brother’s proposal—unless he grants him leave to do so.” Agreed upon; this is Muslim’s wording.

1789 – ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The believer is the brother of the believer, so it is not lawful for a believer to buy over his brother’s sale, nor to propose over his brother’s proposal, until the latter desists.” Narrated by Muslim.

356 – Chapter: The prohibition of squandering wealth on purposes not sanctioned by the Sacred Law

1790 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah Most High is pleased with three things for you and He dislikes three things for you: He is pleased that you worship Him and do not associate anything with Him; that you all hold fast together to ḥabl Allāh (the rope of Allah) and do not become divided; and He dislikes for you: qīl wa qāl (idle gossip), excessive questioning, and wasting wealth.” Narrated by Muslim, and its explanation has preceded (1).

1791 – Warrād, the scribe of al-Mughīrah, said: Al-Mughīrah b. Shuʿbah dictated to me, in a letter he sent to Muʿāwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet ﷺ used to say at the close of every obligatory prayer (2): “There is no deity but Allah alone, without partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, none can give what You withhold, and the fortune of the fortunate avails nothing against You.” He also wrote to him that the Prophet ﷺ used to forbid qīl wa qāl (idle gossip), squandering wealth, and excessive questioning; he forbade disobedience to mothers, burying infant girls alive, and the attitude of ‘withhold and demand.’ Agreed upon, and its explanation has already preceded (3).