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Sunan Ibn Majah 2331

Chapter: A Person Who Has Something Stolen, And He Finds It In The Possession Of A Man Who Bought

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2331

Narrator:Samurah ibn Jundub

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِذَا ضَاعَ لِلرَّجُلِ مَتَاعٌ أَوْ سُرِقَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ يَبِيعُهُ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ بِالثَّمَنِ ‏"

It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundub that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“If a man loses something, or it is stolen from him, and he finds it in the possession of a man who bought it, then he has more right to it, and the one who bought it should ask for his money back from the one who sold it to him.' ”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2331) and Ahmad (No. 19287).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَد رَجُل ) أَيْ اِشْتَرَى ذَلِكَ الرَّجُل مِنْ غَيْره فَهُوَ أَيْ الْمَالِك أَحَقّ بِهِ أَيْ بِذَلِكَ الشَّيْء مِنْ صَاحِب الْيَد الْمُشْتَرِي وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي الَّذِي هُوَ صَاحِب الْيَد عَلَى الْبَائِع بِالثَّمَنِ إِنْ وَجَدَهُ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد رَوَى بَعْضه أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَفِي إِسْنَاد الْمُصَنِّف حَجَّاج بْن أَرْطَاة وَهُوَ مُدَلِّس…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2331
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2331
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2331
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2331

Other versions

Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (951)إِذَا ضَاعَ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَتَاعٌ أَوْ سُرِقَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ بِعَيْنِهِ ، فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ بِالثَّمَنِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10429)إِذَا ضَاعَ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَتَاعٌ ، أَوْ سُرِقَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ ، فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ، وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ بِالثَّمَنِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (6642)مَنْ ضَاعَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ، وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ بِالثَّمَنِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (22172)مَنْ ضَاعَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ أَوْ سُرِقَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ , وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ
  • معجم ابن الأعرابي (622)مَنْ ضَاعَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ ، أَوْ سُرِقَ لَهُ مَتَاعٌ ، فَوَجَدَهُ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍبِعَيْنِهِ ، فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ، وَيَرْجِعُ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ بِالثَّمَنِ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 864

We heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: "If a creditor finds his very property with a debtor who becomes bankrupt, he is more entitled to it than anyone else." [Agreed upon].

عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ, عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- [ قَالَ ]: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مَالَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ…

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whenever a man sells wares and then the buyer becomes bankrupt and the seller has not taken any of the price and he…

"‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ بَاعَ مَتَاعًا فَأَفْلَسَ الَّذِي ابْتَاعَهُ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يَقْبِضِ الَّذِي بَاعَهُ مِنْ ثَمَنِهِ شَيْئًا فَوَجَدَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ وَإِنْ مَاتَ الَّذِي ابْتَاعَهُ فَصَاحِبُ الْمَتَاعِ…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2949

Samura reported the Prophet as saying, “If anyone finds his actual property with someone he has most right to it, and the buyer must sue the one who made the sale.” Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَن سَمُرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ وَجَدَ عَيْنَ مَالِهِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ وَيَتَّبِعُ الْبَيِّعُ مَنْ بَاعَهُ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ

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If he paid something from its price, then he will be equal to the creditors in the remaining price. If a man dies and he has the very property of a man (i.e. seller), he is equal to the creditors whether he (the buyer) pays him (the price) or not. Abu Dawud said: Malik's version of this tradition…

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“Any man who sells a product with the man who has become bankrupt, and he has not taken any of its price, it belongs to him, but if he had taken any of its price, then he is like any other creditor.”

"‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ بَاعَ سِلْعَةً فَأَدْرَكَ سِلْعَتَهُ بِعَيْنِهَا عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ وَقَدْ أَفْلَسَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَبَضَ مِنْ ثَمَنِهَا شَيْئًا فَهِيَ لَهُ ‏.‏ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَبَضَ مِنْ ثَمَنِهَا شَيْئًا فَهُوَ أُسْوَةُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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