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ahmad:14003Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] I heard Anas ibn Malik saying, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called a young boy from among us and he took his measurement. Then, he gave him his wages, a sa' or two sa', and he told his servants to lessen his tax burden."  

أحمد:١٤٠٠٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غُلَامًا مِنَّا فَحَجَمَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ أَجْرَهُ صَاعًا أَوْ صَاعَيْنِ وَكَلَّمَ مَوَالِيَهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ ضَرِيبَتِهِ