Sahih al-Bukhari 2163

Arabic

حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَبِيعَنَّ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ لاَ يَكُنْ لَهُ سِمْسَارًا‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Tawus:I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What is the meaning of, 'No town dweller should sell (or buy) for a desert dweller'?" Ibn `Abbas said, "It means he should not become his broker

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2163, Book of Sales and Trade. English translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan.