Maliks Muwatta Book 31, Hadith Number 57.

Section : Hoarding and Raising Prices by Stock-Piling.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yunus ibn Yusuf from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab passed by Hatab ibn Abi Baltaa who was underselling some of his raisins in the market. Umar ibn al-Khattab said to him, “Either increase the price or leave our market.”

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