Narrated to us Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, narrated to us Ibn Abi Za'idah; and narrated to us Ibn al-Muthanna, narrated to us Yahya, meaning Ibn Sa'id; and narrated to us Ibn Numayr, narrated to us my father — all of them, from 'Ubaydullah, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade that goods be met on the way until they reach the markets. This is the wording of Ibn Numayr. The other two said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade meeting caravans on the way.