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Sahih al-Bukhari 2709

Chapter: Reconciliation between the creditors and between the inheritors

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2709

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ

تُوُفِّيَ أَبِي وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا التَّمْرَ بِمَا عَلَيْهِ، فَأَبَوْا وَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ فِيهِ وَفَاءً، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا جَدَدْتَهُ فَوَضَعْتَهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ آذَنْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏‏.‏ فَجَاءَ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ، وَدَعَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ادْعُ غُرَمَاءَكَ، فَأَوْفِهِمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَمَا تَرَكْتُ أَحَدًا لَهُ عَلَى أَبِي دَيْنٌ إِلاَّ قَضَيْتُهُ، وَفَضَلَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ وَسْقًا سَبْعَةٌ عَجْوَةٌ، وَسِتَّةٌ لَوْنٌ أَوْ سِتَّةٌ عَجْوَةٌ وَسَبْعَةٌ لَوْنٌ، فَوَافَيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَغْرِبَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ائْتِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالاَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا إِذْ صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا صَنَعَ أَنْ سَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ‏

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

My father died and was in debt. I suggested that his creditors take the fruits (i.e. dates) of my garden in lieu of the debt of my father, but they refused the offer, as they thought that it would not cover the full debt. So, I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about it. He said (to me), "When you pluck the dates and collect them in the Mirbad (i.e. a place where dates are dried), call me (Allah's Messenger (ﷺ))." Finally he came accompanied by Abu Bakr and `Umar and sat on the dates and invoked Allah to bless them. Then he said, "Call your creditors and give them their full rights." So, I paid all my father's creditors in full and yet thirteen extra Wasqs of dates remained, seven of which were 'Ajwa and six were Laun or six of which were Ajwa and seven were Laun. I met Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at sunset and informed him about it. On that he smiled and said, "Go to Abu Bakr and `Umar and tell them about it." They said, "We perceived that was going to happen, as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did what he did."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2709) and An-Nasa’i (No. 3640).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث جَابِر يَأْتِي الْكَلَام عَلَيْهِ فِي عَلَامَات النُّبُوَّة إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه تَعَالَى , وَقَوْله فِيهِ : " وَفَضَلَ " بِفَتْحِ الْمُعْجَمَة , وَضُبِطَ عِنْد أَبِي ذَرّ بِكَسْرِهَا , قَالَ سِيبَوَيْهِ وَهُوَ نَادِر. وَقَوْله : ( وَقَالَ هِشَام ) أَيْ اِبْن عُرْوَة ( عَنْ وَهْب ) أَيْ اِبْن كَيْسَانَ , وَرِوَايَة هِشَامٍ هَذِهِ تَقَدَّمَتْ مَوْصُولَة فِي الِاسْتِقْرَاض. وَقَوْله : ( وَقَالَ اِبْن إِسْحَاق عَنْ وَهْب عَنْ جَابِر صَلَاة الظُّهْر ) أَيْ أَنَّ اِبْن إِسْحَاق رَوَى الْحَدِيث عَنْ وَهْب بْن كَيْسَانَ كَمَا رَوَاهُ هِشَام بْن عُرْوَة إِلَّا أَنَّهُمَا اِخْتَلَفَا فِي تَعْيِين الصَّلَاة الَّتِي حَضَرَهَا جَابِر مَعَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَعْلَمَهُ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3640

"My father died owing debts. I offered to his creditors that they could take the fruits in lieu of what he owed them, but they refused as they thought that it would not cover the debt. I went to the Messenger of Allah and told him about that, he said: 'When you pick the dates and have put them in…

إِذَا جَدَدْتَهُ فَوَضَعْتَهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ فَآذِنِّي ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا جَدَدْتُهُ وَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6238)تُوُفِّيَ أَبِي وَعَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ ، فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا الثَّمَرَةَ بِمَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَبَوْا ، وَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ فِيهِ وَفَاءً ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، قَالَ : إِذَا جَدَدْتَهُ ، فَوَضَعْتَهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ ، فَآذِنِّي ، فَلَمَّا جَدَدْ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6675)إِِذَا جَدَدْتَهُ ، فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ ، فَآذِنِّي ، فَلَمَّا جَدَدْتَهُ ، وَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي الْمِرْبَدِ ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَجَاءَ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَدَعَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعُ غُرَمَاءَكَ ، فَأَوْفِهِمْ ، قَالَ : فَمَا تَر

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