Sunan Abu Dawud 3519

Chapter: If A Man Becomes Bankrupt And Another Man Finds His Exact Goods With Him

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 3519

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، - الْمَعْنَى - عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَفْلَسَ فَأَدْرَكَ الرَّجُلُ مَتَاعَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone becomes insolvent and the man (i.e. creditor) finds his very property with him, he is more entitled to it than anyone else.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3519, 3523), Al-Bukhari (No. 2402), Muslim (No. 1559a, 1559b, 1559d, 1559e), Ibn Majah (No. 2358), Malik (No. 1375), Ahmad (No. 6827, 7068, 7085, 7194, 8210, 8634, 9667, 9747) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2477).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 2402

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَفْلَسَ ) : قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : أَفْلَسَ الرَّجُل إِذَا لَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ مَال أَوْ مَعْنَاهُ صَارَتْ دَرَاهِمه فُلُوسًا , وَقِيلَ صَارَ إِلَى حَال يُقَال لَيْسَ مَعَهُ فَلْس ( بِعَيْنِهِ ) : أَيْ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّر بِصِفَةٍ مِنْ الصِّفَات وَلَا بِزِيَادَةٍ وَلَا نُقْصَان ( فَهُوَ أَحَقّ بِهِ ) : أَيْ فَالرَّجُل أَحَقّ بِمَتَاعِهِ ( مِنْ غَيْره ) : أَيْ كَائِنًا مَنْ كَانَ وَارِثًا أَوْ غَرِيمًا , وَبِهَذَا قَالَ الْجُمْهُور , وَخَالَفَتْ الْحَنَفِيَّة فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالُوا لَا يَكُون الْبَائِع أَحَقّ بِالْعَيْنِ الْمَبِيعَة الَّتِي فِي يَد الْمُفْلِس بَلْ هُوَ كَسَائِرِ الْغُرَمَاء , وَلَهُمْ أَعْذَار عَنْ الْعَمَل بِهَذَا الْحَدِيث , فَإِنْ شِئْت الْوُقُوف عَلَيْهَا فَعَلَيْك بِمُطَالَعَ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 3519
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (2402) Sahih Muslim (1559)	The hadith	No. 3519
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3519

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2402

Whoever finds his property intact with a bankrupt person, he has more right to take it than anyone else

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever finds his property intact with a bankrupt person, he has more right to take it than anyone else."

مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مَالَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ أَوْ إِنْسَانٍ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ، فَهْوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1559a

He who found his property intact with a person (who bought it but who later on) became insolvent (or a person who became insolvent), he (the seller) is entitled to get it more than anyone else. '

‏ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مَالَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ - أَوْ إِنْسَانٍ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ - فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1559b

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Sa'id with the same chain of transmitters (but with a slight variation of words and these are)" Whenever a man becomes poor."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1559d

When a man becomes insolvent (and the other) man (the seller) finds his commodity intact with him, he is more entitled to get it (than anyone else)

إِذَا أَفْلَسَ الرَّجُلُ فَوَجَدَ الرَّجُلُ مَتَاعَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1559e

" He is more entitled to get it than any other creditor."

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، أَيْضًا حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي كِلاَهُمَا، عَنْ…

Weak Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 3523

We came to AbuHurayrah who had become insolvent. He said: I shall decide between you on the basis of the decision of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): If anyone becomes insolvent or dies and the man (the seller) finds his very property with him, he is more entitled to it (than others).

‏"‏ مَنْ أَفْلَسَ أَوْ مَاتَ فَوَجَدَ رَجُلٌ مَتَاعَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 2358

“Whoever finds his exact property with a man who has become bankrupt, and then he has more right to it than anyone else.”

"‏ مَنْ وَجَدَ مَتَاعَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 1375

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm from Umar ibn Abdal-Aziz from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If anyone goes bankrupt, and a man…

"‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَفْلَسَ فَأَدْرَكَ الرَّجُلُ مَالَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ‏"

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 6827