Arabic (Original)
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَبِيعُ الرَّقِيقَ فِي السُّوقِ وَكُنَّا نُسَمَّى السَّمَاسِرَةَ فَسَمَّانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَحْسَنَ مِمَّا سَمَّيْنَا بِهِ أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ إِنَّ هَذَا الْبَيْعَ يَحْضُرُهُ اللَّغْوُ وَالْأَيْمَانُ فَشُوبُوهُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ.
English Translation
He said: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us, from Sufyan, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, from Abu Wa'il, from Qays ibn Abi Gharazah, who said: We used to sell slaves in the market, and we were called the samasirah, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, named us with a name better than that which we called ourselves, and said: "O company of merchants, indeed this trading is attended by idle talk and oaths, so mix it with charity."