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ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ الصَّدَقَةَ أَوِ النَّفَقَةَ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ بِهَا بِالْأَقْرَبِ فَالْأَقْرَبِ

ibnhibban:3342 – Aḥmad b. ʿAllān Biʾadhanah > Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá al-Zimmānī

[Machine] It is said that Abu Madhkur arranged a marriage for his servant, even though he did not have any other wealth besides him. The servant's name was Ya'qub. The Messenger of Allahﷺ asked, "Who will buy this (servant)?" A man from the Banu Adi ibn Ka'b bought him for a hundred dirhams. The Prophetﷺ said, "If any of you is in need, let him start with himself. If he has surplus, then with his family. If he has surplus, then with his relatives. If he has surplus, then here, here, and here."  

ابن حبّان:٣٣٤٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلَّانَ بِأَذَنَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الزِّمَّانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا

يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ دَبَّرَ غُلَامًا لَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ وَكَانَ يُقَالُ لِلْغُلَامِ يَعْقُوبُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَا؟ » فَاشْتَرَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ بِثَمَنِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مُحْتَاجًا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلٌ فَبِأَهْلِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلٌ فَبِأَقْرِبَائِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلٌ فَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا»  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Suyūṭī
nasai:4653 – Ziyād b. Ayyūb > Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > a man from al-Anṣār Yuqāl Lah Abū Madhkūr Aʿtaq Ghulām Lah > Dubur

a man from among the Ansar who was called Abu (Madhkur) stated that a slave of his who was called Ya'qub was to be set free after he died, and he did not own any other property apart from him. The Messenger of Allah called for him (the slave) to be brought and he said: "Who will buy him?" Nu'aim bin 'Abdullah bought him for eight hundred dirhams, and he gave it to him and said: "If one of you is poor, let him start with himself; if there is anything left over, (let him give it) to his dependents; if there is anything left over, (let him give it) to his relatives; and if there is anything left over, (let him give it) here and there."  

النسائي:٤٦٥٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ

يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلامًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَعَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَعَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ أَوْ عَلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَهَا هُنَا وَهَا هُنَا  

abudawud:3957 – Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Ayyūb > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > a man from al-Anṣār Yuqāl Lah Abū Madhkūr Aʿtaq Ghulām Lah Yuqāl Lah Yaʿqūb

A man of the Ansar called Abu Madhkur declared that his slave called Ya'qub would be free after his death, but he had no other property. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and said: Who will buy him ? Nu'aim b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Nahham bought him for eight hundred dirhams. When he handed them over to him, he (Prophet) said: If any of you is poor, he should begin from himself ; if anything is left over, give it to your family; if anything is left over, give it to your relatives ; if anything is left over (when they received something), then here and here.  

أبو داود:٣٩٥٧ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ

يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ النَّحَّامِ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى ذِي قَرَابَتِهِ أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَهَا هُنَا وَهَا هُنَا  

ahmad:14273 – Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > a man from al-Anṣār Yuqāl Lah Abū Madhkūr Aʿtaqaghulām Lah Yuqāl Lah Yaʿqūb

A man of the Ansar called Abu Madhkur declared that his slave called Ya'qub would be free after his death, but he had no other property. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and said: Who will buy him ? Nu'aim b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Nahham bought him for eight hundred dirhams. When he handed them over to him, he (Prophet) said: If any of you is poor, he should begin from himself ; if anything is left over, give it to your family; if anything is left over, give it to your relatives ; if anything is left over (when they received something), then here and here. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3957)   

أحمد:١٤٢٧٣ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ أَعْتَقَغُلَامًا لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ

عَنْ دُبُرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ؟ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ النَّحَّامُ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى عِيَالِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى ذِي قَرَابَتِهِ أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا  

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السيوطي:٢٤٦٢a –

"إذا كانَ أحدُكُمْ مُحتاجًا فليبدَأ بنفسِه، فإِنْ كانَ لَهُ فضلُ فبِأَهْلِه، فإِنْ كانَ له فضلٌ فبأقْرِبائه، فإِنْ كانَ له فضْلٌ فههنا وههُنَا".  

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