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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Gifts

Sahih Muslim 1624

Chapter: It Is Disliked To Favor Some Of One's Children Over Others In Gift-Giving

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1624

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَتِ امْرَأَةُ بَشِيرٍ

انْحَلِ ابْنِي غُلاَمَكَ وَأَشْهِدْ لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَةَ فُلاَنٍ سَأَلَتْنِي أَنْ أَنْحَلَ ابْنَهَا غُلاَمِي وَقَالَتْ أَشْهِدْ لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَهُ إِخْوَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا ‏.‏ وَإِنِّي لاَ أَشْهَدُ إِلاَّ عَلَى حَقٍّ ‏"

Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the wife of Bashir said (to her husband):

Give to my son your slave as a gift, and make for me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) a witness He came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: The daughter of so and so (his wife Amra bint Rawaha) asked me to give my slave as a gift to her son, and call for me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as a witness. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Has he (Nu'man) brothers? He (Bashir) said: Yes. He (further) said: Have you given to all others as you have given to him? He said: No. He said: Then it is not fair; and verily I cannot bear witness but only to what is just.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1624), Abu Dawud (No. 3545) and Ahmad (No. 13968).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْلهَا : ( اِنْحَلْ اِبْنِي غُلَامك ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْحَاء يُقَال : نَحَلَ يَنْحَل كَذَهَبَ يَذْهَب.…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3545

Bashir's wife said (to her husband): Give my son your slave, and call the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as witness for me. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: The daughter of so-and-so has asked me to give her som my slave and said to me: Call the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as witness for her…

لَهُ إِخْوَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا وَإِنِّي لاَ أَشْهَدُ إِلاَّ عَلَى حَقٍّ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3031

Give my son your slave.” This was presumably said to her husband. Muslim transmitted it.

عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَتِ امْرَأَةُ بَشِيرٍ: انْحَلِ ابْنِي غُلَامَكَ وَأَشْهِدْ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ ابْنَةَ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (11090)ابْنَةَ فُلانٍ ، سَأَلَتْنِي أَنْ أَنْحَلَ ابْنَهَا غُلامِيَ ، وَقَالَتْ : أَشْهِدْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَهُ أُخْوَةٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قَالَ : فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا ، وَإِنِّي لا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ
  • العيال (37)فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قَالَ : فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا ، وَإِنِّي لا أَشْهَدُ إِلا عَلَى حَقٍّ
  • غوامض الأسماء المبهمة لابن بشكوال (432)ابْنَةَ فُلانٍ ، تَسْأَلُنِي أَنْ أَنْحَلَ ابْنَهَا غُلامِي ، وَقَالَتْ : أَشْهِدْ لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَهُ آخَرُ . قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ . قَالَ : لا . قَالَ : فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا ، وَإِنِّي لا أَشْهَدُ إِلا عَلَى حَقٍّ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4526)أَلَهُ إِخْوَةٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مثل مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قَالَ : فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا ، وَإِنِّي لا أَشْهَدُ إِلا عَلَى حَقٍّ
  • مسند ابن الجعد (2317)سَأَلْتَنِي أَنْ أَنْحِلَ ابْنَهَا غُلامِي ، وَقَالَتِ : أَشْهِدْ لِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَهُ إِخْوَةٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : أَفَكُلُّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَ هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قَالَ :فَلَيْسَ يَصْلُحُ هَذَا ، وَإِنِّي لا أَشْهَدُ إِلا عَلَى حَقٍّ

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1773

My father took me to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said to him: "I have gifted one of my slaves to this son of mine." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Have you given such gift to every son of yours?" He replied, "No." Thereupon he said, "Take this gift back." Another narration is: The Messenger…

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An-Nu'man ibn Bashir said that his father had carried him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, 'Messenger of Allah, I testify to you that I have given an-Nu'man such-and-such. (It was a slave). The Prophet asked, "Have you given each of your children the…

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1623f

Then do not make me a witness, for I do not bear witness to injustice

His mother, Bint Rawāhah, asked his father for some of his wealth as a gift for her son. He hesitated for a year, but then he decided. She said: I will not be satisfied until you make the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) witness what you have given to my son. So, my…

أَلَكَ وَلَدٌ سِوَى هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَكُلَّهُمْ وَهَبْتَ لَهُ مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلاَ تُشْهِدْنِي إِذًا فَإِنِّي لاَ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ ‏"

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 3 other versions Explained

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2375

“Bear witness that I have given Nu'man such and such from my wealth.” He said: “Have you given all your children something like that which you have given to Nu'man?” He said: “No.” He said: “Then let someone other than me bear witness to that.” And he said: “Would you not like all your children to…

"‏ فَكُلَّ بَنِيكَ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي نَحَلْتَ النُّعْمَانَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَشْهِدْ عَلَى هَذَا غَيْرِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا لَكَ فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1623b

My father brought me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: I have donated this slave to my son. whereupon he said: Have you made (such) donation to every one or your sons? He said: No. Thereupon he (the-Holy Prophet) said: Then take him back.

إِنِّي نَحَلْتُ ابْنِي هَذَا غُلاَمًا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَكُلَّ بَنِيكَ نَحَلْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَارْدُدْهُ ‏"

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1623g

Have you, besides him, other sons? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Have you given gifts to all of them like this (as you have given to Nu'man)? He said: No. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: I cannot bear witness to an injustice.

أَلَكَ بَنُونَ سِوَاهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلاَ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ ‏"

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 2 other versions

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