Sahih al-Bukhari 6981

Chapter: Tricks by an official person to obtain presents

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6981

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، أَنَّ أَبَا رَافِعٍ، سَاوَمَ سَعْدَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ بَيْتًا بِأَرْبَعِمِائَةِ مِثْقَالٍ وَقَالَ لَوْلاَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ ‏"

Narrated `Amr bin Ash-Sharid:

Abu Rafi` sold a house to Sa`d bin Malik for four-hundred Mithqal of gold, and said, "If I had not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, 'The neighbor has more right to be taken care of by his neighbor (than anyone else),' then I would not have sold it to you."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6981, 6978) and Ahmad (No. 25927).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّد حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ) هُوَ الْقَطَّان وَسُفْيَان هُوَ الثَّوْرِيّ , وَقَوْله " أَنَّ أَبَا رَافِع سَاوَمَ سَعْدَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ " هُوَ اِبْن أَبِي وَقَّاص , وَعِنْد أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن مَهْدِيّ عَنْ سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّ بِالشَّكِّ أَنَّ سَعْدًا سَاوَمَ أَبَا رَافِع أَوْ أَبُو رَافِع سَاوَمَ سَعْدًا , وَلَا أَثَرَ لِهَذَا الشَّكّ , وَقَوْله " بَيْتًا بِأَرْبَعِمِائَةِ مِثْقَال " فِيهِ بَيَان الثَّمَن الْمَذْكُور. قَوْله ( قَالَ : وَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْت إِلَخْ ) الْقَائِل الْأَوَّل عَمْرو بْن الشَّرِيد وَالثَّانِي أَبُو رَافِع , وَقَدْ بَيَّنَهُ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن مَهْدِيّ فِي رِوَايَته وَلَفْظه " فَقَالَ أَبُو رَافِع لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْت إِ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6978

Abu Rafi' said that Sa'd offered him four hundred Mithqal of gold for a house. Abu Rafi ' said, "If I had not heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'A neighbor has more right to be taken care of by his neighbor,' then I would not have given it to you." Some people said, "If one has bought a portion…

الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Rāfi

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25927

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ أَوْ سَقَبِهِ

Narrated by Abu Rāfi Arabic only

Also reported by… (5)

التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1560)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِِصَقَبِهِ
التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1563)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ
تأويل مختلف الحديث لابن قتيبة (67)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقْبِهِ
معجم ابن الأعرابي (1019)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقْبِهِ
موطأ مالك برواية محمد بن الحسن الشيباني (755)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 900

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ruled that the option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything that has not been divided. However, when boundaries are fixed and separate roads are made there is no partner's option." [Agreed upon; the wording is al-Bukhari's].

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏- قَالَ: { قَضَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-" بِالشُّفْعَةِ فِي كُلِّ مَا لَمْ يُقْسَمْ, فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ اَلْحُدُودُ وَصُرِّفَتْ اَلطُّرُقُ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 13 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 900b

"The option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything which is shared, whether land, a dwelling or a garden and it is not lawful to sell before informing one's partner."

وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِمٍ: { اَلشُّفْعَةُ فِي كُلِّ شِرْكٍ: أَرْضٍ, أَوْ رَبْعٍ, أَوْ حَائِطٍ, لَا يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ حَتَّى يَعْرِضَ عَلَى شَرِيكِهِ } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم ( 1608 )‏ ( 135 )‏ وزاد: " فيأخذ أو…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 903

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor is most entitled to the right of option to buy his neighbor's property, and its exercise should be waited for, even if he is absent, if the two properties have one road." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a; its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ اَلْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَةِ جَارِهِ, يُنْتَظَرُ بِهَا ‏- وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا ‏- إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 5 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 901

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor has more right (to be given preference) to the property which is near to him." [al-Bukhari reported it, and there is a story related to it].

وَعَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ اَلْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ, وَفِيهِ قِصَّةٌ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 2258 )‏ من طريق…

Narrated by Abu Rāfi + 2 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2971

‘Uthman b. ‘Affan said that when boundaries have been set up in land there is no option to buy neighbouring property, and that the option does not apply to a well or to male palm-trees. Malik transmitted it.

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحُدُودُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَا شُفْعَةَ فِيهَا. وَلَا شُفْعَةَ فِي بِئْرٍ وَلَا فَحل النّخل. رَوَاهُ مَالك

Narrated by Uthmān ibn ‘Affān + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4703

"O Messenger of Allah, not one else has any share in my land, but there are neighbors." He said: "The neighbor has more right to property that is near."

"‏ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Ash-Sharīd ibn Suwayd + 4 other versions

Sahih al-Bukhari 6981

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ruled that the option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything that has not been divided. However, when boundaries are fixed and separate roads are made there is no partner's option." [Agreed upon; the wording is al-Bukhari's].

"The option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything which is shared, whether land, a dwelling or a garden and it is not lawful to sell before informing one's partner."

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor is most entitled to the right of option to buy his neighbor's property, and its exercise should be waited for, even if he is absent, if the two properties have one road." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a; its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor has more right (to be given preference) to the property which is near to him." [al-Bukhari reported it, and there is a story related to it].

‘Uthman b. ‘Affan said that when boundaries have been set up in land there is no option to buy neighbouring property, and that the option does not apply to a well or to male palm-trees. Malik transmitted it.

"O Messenger of Allah, not one else has any share in my land, but there are neighbors." He said: "The neighbor has more right to property that is near."

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