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ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أَجَازَ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ بَيْعَ الْمُدَبَّرِ

ibnhibban:4934 – Bakr b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Qazzāz Abū ʿAmr al-Muʿaddil Bi-al-Baṣrah > Aḥmad b. al-Miqdām > al-Ṭufāwī > Ayyūb > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > a man from al-Anṣār Aʿtaq Ghulām Lah

[Machine] A man from the Ansar (helpers) had freed a slave boy named Ya'qub whose master was known as Abu Madhkur. The man did not have any wealth other than him, so he called upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and asked, "Who will buy this from me?" Then, Nu'aim ibn Abdullah, the brother of Banu Adiy ibn Ka'b, bought him for eight hundred dirhams. Later, the man called upon the Prophet again, and he said to him, "If you are poor, start with yourself. If you have excess, take care of your family. If there is still extra, take care of your relatives. And if there is still extra, then give it to others." Whenever the Prophet relayed this story, he mentioned that Ya'qub was an Abyssinian slave who died in the first year.  

ابن حبّان:٤٩٣٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الْقَزَّازُ أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْمُعَدِّلُ بِالْبَصْرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ حَدَّثَنَا الطُّفَاوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ وَاسْمُ الْغُلَامِ يَعْقُوبُ وَالَّذِي أَعْتَقَهُ يُدْعَى أَبَا مَذْكُورٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَدَعَا بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَا مِنِّي؟ » فَاشْتَرَاهُ مِنْهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخُو بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ بِثَمَانِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِهِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا كُنْتَ فَقِيرًا فَأَبْدَأُ بِنَفْسِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلًا فَعَلَى عِيَالِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلًا فَعَلَى قَرَابَتِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلًا فَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا» وَكَانَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ كَانَ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ أَوَّلٍ  

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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:14970 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > Aʿtaq Abū Madhkūr Ghulām Lah Yuqāl Lah Yaʿqūb al-Qibṭī

[Machine] "When Dubur heard this, he informed the Prophet ﷺ who said, 'Does he have no wealth other than this?' They replied, 'No.' The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who will buy it from me?' Nu'aym ibn Nahham, Omar ibn al-Khattab's confederate, bought it for eight hundred. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Spend it on yourself, and if there is any surplus, spend it on your family, and if there is any surplus, spend it on your close relatives, and if there is any surplus, spend it here, here, and here.'"  

أحمد:١٤٩٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أَعْتَقَ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ غُلَامًا لَهُ يُقَالَ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ الْقِبْطِيُّ

عَنْ دُبُرٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَلَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَوا لَا قَالَ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّي؟ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ النَّحَّامِ خَتَنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ بِثَمَانِ مِائَةٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْفِقْهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى أَهْلِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى أَقَارِبِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا  

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  

suyuti:165-91b – Dubur Minh Fabalagh al-Nabi ﷺ > Alah Māl Ghayruh > Lā > Man Yashtarīh Miniá > Fāshtarāh Nuʿaym b. al-Naḥḥām Khatn ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭāb Bithamānimiāʾah Dirham > al-Nabi ﷺ Anfiq > Nafsik Faʾin
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" أَعْتَقَ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ غُلاَمًا يُقَالُ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ الْقِبْطِىُّ عَنْ دُبُرٍ مِنْهُ، فَبَلَغَ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: أَلَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالُوا: لاَ، قَالَ: مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِى؟ قَالَ: فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ النَّحَّامِ خَتْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَابِ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ أَنْفِقْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى أَهْلِكَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَعَلَى أَقَارِبِكَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلٌ فَاقسِمْ هَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا".  

[عب] عبد الرازق