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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4677

Chapter: If A Man Buy A Product Then Becomes Bankrupt, And The Product Itself Is Found With Him

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4677

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ

الرَّجُلِ، يُعْدِمُ إِذَا وُجِدَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَتَاعُ بِعَيْنِهِ وَعَرَفَهُ أَنَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي بَاعَهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah from the Prophet, that:

if a man becomes bankrupt, then a specific item is found with him, and is recognized, then it belongs to the one who sold it to him.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4677) and Muslim (No. 1559c).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( عَنْ الرَّجُل ) أَيْ فِي الرَّجُل ( يُعْدِم ) مِنْ أَعْدَمَ الرَّجُل إِذَا اِفْتَقَرَ وَهُوَ صِفَة الرَّجُل لِأَنَّ تَعْرِيفه لِلْجِنْسِ لَا الْعَهْد ( إِنَّهُ ) بِكَسْرِ إِنَّ وَالْجُمْلَة جَزَاء الشَّرْط وَالضَّمِير لِلْمَتَاعِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4677
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4677
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4677

Other versions

Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10403)الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يُعْدِمُ إِذَا وُجِدَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَتَاعُ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّقْهُ أَنَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي بَايَعَهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6057)عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُعْدِمُ ، إِذَا وُجِدَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَتَاعُ بِعَيْنِهِ ، وَعَرَفَهُ ، أَنَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي بَاعَهُ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4177)الرَّجُلِ يُعْدَمُ إِذَا وُجِدَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَتَاعُ بِعَيْنِهِ لَمْ يُفَرِّقْهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي بَاعَهُ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4022)الرَّجُلِ يَعْدَمُ إِذَا وُجِدَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَتَاعُ بِعَيْنِهِ وَعَرَفَهُ ، أَنَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي بَاعَهُ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (3187)الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يُعْدِمُ إِذَا وَجَدَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَبتَاعَ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّقْهُ أَنَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي بَاعَهُ

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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…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 21 other versions

Not graded Muwatta Malik 1374

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…

+ 2 other versions

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

Narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3522

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…

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، - يَعْنِي الْخَبَائِرِيَّ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَيَّاشٍ - عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ، - قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2359

“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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