03-01-2003, 02:32 AM
On the authority of `Uqbah bin `Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
None among you should outbid another in a transaction, nor should he make a proposal of marriage upon proposal already made by someone else until he abandons the woman to whom he had already proposed.
(Reported by Muslim)
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Lessons Deduced:
- It is forbidden to bargain about a sold commodity or to propose to an already engaged woman.
- Islam seeks to keep the unity and solidarity of Muslims and urges them to observe the honor and dignity of others.