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Sahih Muslim 1559f

Chapter: If a man finds what he sold with the purchaser, who has become bankrupt, then he has the right to take it back

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1559f

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، الْخُزَاعِيُّ - قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ - أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ خُثَيْمِ بْنِ عِرَاكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

إِذَا أَفْلَسَ الرَّجُلُ فَوَجَدَ الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَهُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِعَيْنِهَا فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا ‏"

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

When a inan becomes insolvent, and the other person (seller) finds his goods intact with him, he is more entitled to get them than anyone else.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1559f).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّد بْن أَحْمَد بْن أَبِي خَلَف وَحَجَّاج بْن الشَّاعِر قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَة الْخُزَاعِيّ قَالَ حَجَّاج مَنْصُور بْن سَلَمَة قَالَ : أَخْبَرْنَا سُلَيْمَان بْن بِلَال ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي مُعْظَم نُسَخ بِلَادنَا وَأُصُولهمْ الْمُحَقَّقَة : ( قَالَ حَجَّاج مَنْصُور بْن سَلَمَة ) , وَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَة الْخُزَاعِيّ هَذَا اِسْمه مَنْصُور بْن سَلَمَة , فَذَكَرَهُ مُحَمَّد بْن أَحْمَد بْن أَبِي خَلَف بِكُنْيَتِهِ , وَذَكَرَهُ حَجَّاج بِاسْمِهِ , وَهَذَا صَحِيح. وَذَكَرَ الْقَاضِي عِيَاض أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ فِي مُعْظِم نُسَخ بِلَادهمْ وَلِعَامَّةِ رُوَاتهمْ : ( قَالَ حَجَّاج : حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُور بْن سَلَمَة ) , فَزَادَ لَفْظَة ( حَدَّثَنَا ) قَالَ الْق…

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  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (3188)إِذَا أَفْلَسَ الرَّجُلُ فَوَجَدَ الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَهُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِعَيْنِهَا فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا

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