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ahmad:2598Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Maysarah > Ṭāwus And ʿAṭāʾ Wamujāhid > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and advised us against something that was beneficial to us, but what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised us to do was better for us than what he advised us against. He said, "Whoever owns land, let him cultivate it, or let him leave it as it is, or let him give it as a gift." I mentioned this to Ta'us, and he considered Ibn Abbas to be the most knowledgeable among them. Ibn Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that it is better for whoever owns land to give it as a gift to his brother."  

أحمد:٢٥٩٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ وَعَطَاءٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَأَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرٌ لَنَا مِمَّا نَهَانَا عَنْهُ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيَذَرْهَا أَوْ لِيَمْنَحْهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِطَاوُسٍ وَكَانَ يَرَى أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مِنْ أَعْلَمِهِمْ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ أَنْ يَمْنَحَهَا أَخَاهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ  


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tabarani:4439ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal from my father > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Maysarah > Ṭāwus And ʿAṭāʾ Wamujāhid > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and forbade us from something that was beneficial for us, but what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us was better for us than what he forbade us from. He said, "Whoever owns land or has a land to cultivate, let him give it to his brother or let him bestow it upon him." Shu'bah said, "Abdul-Malik used to combine the statements of Ta'us, Ata' and Mujahid." Shu'bah said, "It seems like the one who narrated it from Mujahid said, 'Shu'bah, the companion of the Hadith.'"  

الطبراني:٤٤٣٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ وَعَطَاءٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَأَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرٌ لَنَا مِمَّا نَهَانَا عَنْهُ قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ أَوْ لِيَزْرَعْهَا أَخَاهُ أَوْ لِيَمْنَحْهَا» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ يَجْمَعُ بِقُولِ طَاوُسٍ وَعَطَاءٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَكَأَنَّ الَّذِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْهُ مُجَاهِدٌ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ صَاحِبُ الْحَدِيثِ  

tabarani:4366[Chain 1] Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > ʿAmr b. Marzūq [Chain 2] Muḥammad b. ʿAbdūs > ʿAlī b. al-Jaʿd > Shuʿbah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Maysarah > Mujāhid > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah came to us and forbade us from an action that was beneficial to us, while the command of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is better. He said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it, bestow it, or leave it as it is." This was mentioned to Tawus, and he said, "Indeed, Ibn Abbas knew better." Ibn Abbas said, "For a man to bestow his land upon his brother is better for him."  

الطبراني:٤٣٦٦حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدُوسٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ قَالَا أَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَأَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرٌ قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيَمْنَحْهَا أَوْ لِيَذَرْهَا» فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِطَاوُسٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ كَانَ أَعْلَمَ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «لِأَنْ يَمْنَحَ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ أَرْضَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ»  

nasai-kubra:4585ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Khālid > Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾ And Ṭāws Wamujāhid > Rāfiʿ b. Khadīj

"The Messenger of Allah came out to us and forbade something for us that had been beneficial for us, but the command of Messenger of Allah is better for us. He said: 'Whoever has land, let him cultivate it or leave it or give it (to someone else to cultivate).'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3872)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٥٨٥أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَطَاوُسٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ

خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَنَا نَافِعًا وَأَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرٌ لَنَا قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَزْرَعْهَا أَوْ لِيَذَرْهَا أَوْ لِيَمْنَحْهَا» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَمِمَّا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ طَاوُسًا لَمْ يَسْمَعْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ أَنَّ [395] 4586 مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا قَالَ