Do not hide defects in a sale

What It Means: Reading in Context

The warning concludes an encounter with a seller whose heap of food concealed a wet portion. The Prophet asks why the wet food was not placed where buyers could see it. The excerpt retains the source’s parenthetical explanation and should be read in this context of deception, not used to pronounce on a named person’s faith. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 102. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.