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A man alighted at Harrah with his wife and children. A man said (to him): My she-camel has strayed; if you find it, detain it. He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died. She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them. He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it. Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3816)   

البيهقي:١٩٦٣٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا حَمَّادٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَجُلًا نَزَلَ الْحَرَّةَ وَمَعَهُ أَهْلُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ فَقَالَ

رَجُلٌ إِنَّ نَاقَةً لِي قَدْ ضَلَّتْ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهَا فَأَمْسِكْهَا فَوَجَدَهَا فَلَمْ يَجِدْ صَاحِبَهَا فَمَرِضَتْ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ انْحَرْهَا فَأَبَى فَنَفَقَتْ فَقَالَتْ اسْلُخْهَا حَتَّى نُقَدِّدَ شَحْمَهَا وَلَحْمَهَا وَنَأْكُلَهُ فَقَالَ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكَ غِنًى يُغْنِيكَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَكُلُوهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ هَلَّا كُنْتَ نَحَرْتَهَا؟ قَالَ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ تَابَعَهُمَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ  

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abudawud:3816 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jābir b. Samurah > a man Nazal al-Ḥarrah And Maʿah Ahluh Wawaladuh

A man alighted at Harrah with his wife and children. A man said (to him): My she-camel has strayed; if you find it, detain it. He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died. She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them. He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it. Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you.  

أبو داود:٣٨١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً نَزَلَ الْحَرَّةَ وَمَعَهُ أَهْلُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ نَاقَةً لِي ضَلَّتْ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهَا فَأَمْسِكْهَا فَوَجَدَهَا فَلَمْ يَجِدْ صَاحِبَهَا فَمَرِضَتْ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ انْحَرْهَا فَأَبَى فَنَفَقَتْ فَقَالَتِ اسْلُخْهَا حَتَّى نُقَدِّدَ شَحْمَهَا وَلَحْمَهَا وَنَأْكُلَهُ فَقَالَ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكَ غِنًى يُغْنِيكَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَكُلُوهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ هَلاَّ كُنْتَ نَحَرْتَهَا قَالَ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ  

ahmad:20993 – Abū Kāmil And Bahz > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk > Abū Kāmil > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

A man alighted at Harrah with his wife and children. A man said (to him): My she-camel has strayed; if you find it, detain it. He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died. She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them. He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it. Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3816)   

أحمد:٢٠٩٩٣ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سِمَاكٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ بِالْحَرَّةِ مَعَهُ أَهْلُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنِّي أَضْلَلْتُ نَاقَةً لِي فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهَا فَأَمْسِكْهَا فَوَجَدَهَا فَمَرِضَتْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ انْحَرْهَا فَأَبَى فَنَفَقَتْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ قَدِّدْهَا حَتَّى نَأْكُلَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا وَشَحْمِهَا قَالَ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلْ لَكَ غِنًى يُغْنِيكَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَكُلُوهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَلَا كُنْتَ نَحَرْتَهَا؟ قَالَ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ  

ahmad:20903 – ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. Yaḥyá > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

A man alighted at Harrah with his wife and children. A man said (to him): My she-camel has strayed; if you find it, detain it. He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died. She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them. He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it. Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3816)   

أحمد:٢٠٩٠٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ بِالْحَرَّةِ فَقَالَ

لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ نَاقَةً لِي ذَهَبَتْ فَإِنْ أَصَبْتَهَا فَأَمْسِكْهَا فَوَجَدَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَلَمْ يَجِئْ صَاحِبُهَا حَتَّى مَرِضَتْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ انْحَرْهَا حَتَّى نَأْكُلَهَا فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ حَتَّى نَفَقَتْ فَقَالَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ اسْلُخْهَا حَتَّى نُقَدِّدَ لَحْمَهَا وَشَحْمَهَا قَالَ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ يُغْنِيكَ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ كُلْهَا فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ فَهَلَّا نَحَرْتَهَا؟ قَالَ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ