Taking false oaths to sell a commodity

What is the source of this Hadith?

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Taking [false] oaths will hasten the sale of the commodity but will destroy the barakah”

Answer:

Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith. Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) has also recorded the Hadith with slight variation in the wording.

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 2087, Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1606)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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