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tirmidhi:1219 – Ibn Abū ʿUmar > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir

"A man among the Ansar decided to free a slave of his after his death. He died but he left no wealth behind beside the slave. So the Prophet ﷺ sold him and Nu'aim [bin 'Abdullah] bin An-Nah-ham bought him." Jabir said: "He was Coptic slave who died during the first year of the leadership of Ibn Az-Zubair."  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih and it has been reported through more than one route from Jabir bin 'Abdullah. This Hadith is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. They did not see any harm in the sale of Mudabbar. This is the view of Ash-Shafi'i, Ahmad and Ishaq. There are those among people of knowledge, among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others, who disliked selling the Mudabbar. This is the view of Sufyan Ath-Thawri, Malik and Al-Awza'i.
الترمذي:١٢١٩ – حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ دَبَّرَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ فَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ مَالاً غَيْرَهُ فَبَاعَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ النَّحَّامِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ الأَوَّلِ فِي إِمَارَةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَغَيْرِهِمْ لَمْ يَرَوْا بِبَيْعِ الْمُدَبَّرِ بَأْسًا وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَكَرِهَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَغَيْرِهِمْ بَيْعَ الْمُدَبَّرِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَمَالِكٍ وَالأَوْزَاعِيِّ

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bukhari:6716 – Abū al-Nuʿmān > Ḥammād b. Zayd > ʿAmr > Jābir

Jabir said: An Ansari man made his slave a Mudabbar and he had no other property than him. When the Prophet ﷺ heard of that, he said (to his companions), "Who wants to buy him (i.e., the slave) for me?" Nu'aim bin An-Nahham bought him for eight hundred Dirhams. I heard Jabir saying, "That was a coptic slave who died in the same year."  

البخاري:٦٧١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ دَبَّرَ مَمْلُوكًا لَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّي فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ النَّحَّامِ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَسَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ أَوَّلَ  

muslim:997d – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʾIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Ibn ʿUyaynah > Abū Bakr > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr Jābir

A person amongst the Ansar who had no other property declared a slave free after his death. Messenger of Allah ﷺ sold him, and Ibn al-Nahham bought him and he was a Coptic slave (who) died in the first year of the Caliphate of Ibn Zubair.  

مسلم:٩٩٧d – وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو جَابِرًا يَقُولُ دَبَّرَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ غُلاَمًا لَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَبَاعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَاشْتَرَاهُ ابْنُ النَّحَّامِ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ أَوَّلَ فِي إِمَارَةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ  

ahmad:14311 – Sufyān

[Machine] Amr heard Jabir saying that the Prophet ﷺ sold a servant who was skilled in managing affairs, and then Ibn Nahham bought a Coptic servant, who died in the year of the first rule of Ibn Zubayr. A man from the Ansar managed him, and he did not have any wealth other than him.  

أحمد:١٤٣١١ – حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ

عَنْ عَمْرٍوسَمِعَ جَابِرًا بَاعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَبْدًا مُدَبَّرًا فَاشْتَرَاهُ ابْنُ النَّحَّامِ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ فِي إِمْرَةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ دَبَّرَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ  

ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ بَيْعِ الْمُدَبَّرِ إِذَا كَانَ الْمُدَبَّرُ عَدِيمًا لَا مَالَ لَهُ

ibnhibban:4930 – Abū Yaʿlá > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar al-Qawārīrī > Ḥammād b. Zayd > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] A man from the Ansar had emancipated a boy he owned, although he did not have any wealth except for the boy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed of this, so he said, "Who will buy him from me?" Nuaim ibn Abdullah al-Nahham bought him for eight hundred dirhams and paid the amount to the man. Jabir said, "He was a Coptic slave who died in the first year."  

ابن حبّان:٤٩٣٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا لَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّي؟ » فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النَّحَّامُ بِثَمَانِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَانَ عَبْدًا قِبْطِيًّا مَاتَ عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ