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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1219

Chapter: What Has Been related About The Sale Of A Mudabbar

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1219

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ دَبَّرَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ فَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ مَالاً غَيْرَهُ

فَبَاعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ النَّحَّامِ

Narrated Jabir:

"A man among the Ansar decided to free a slave of his after his death. He died but he left no wealth behind beside the slave. So the Prophet (ﷺ) sold him and Nu'aim [bin 'Abdullah] bin An-Nah-ham bought him." Jabir said: "He was Coptic slave who died during the first year of the leadership of Ibn Az-Zubair."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih and it has been reported through more than one route from Jabir bin 'Abdullah.

This Hadith is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) and others. They did not see any harm in the sale of Mudabbar. This is the view of Ash-Shafi'i, Ahmad and Ishaq. There are those among people of knowledge, among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) and others, who disliked selling the Mudabbar. This is the view of Sufyan Ath-Thawri, Malik and Al-Awza'i.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1219).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ) فِي مُسْلِمٍ أَنَّهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَالْغُلَامُ اِسْمُهُ يَعْقُوبُ. وَلَفْظُ أَبِي دَاوُدَ : أَنَّ رَجُلًا يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامًا يُقَالُ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ ( دَبَّرَ غُلَامًا لَهُ ) بِأَنْ قَالَ : أَنْتَ حُرٌّ بَعْدَ مَوْتِي ( فَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ مَالًا غَيْرَهُ ) قَالَ الْعَيْنِيُّ فِي عُمْدَةِ الْقَارِي : هَذَا مِمَّا نُسِبَ بِهِ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ إِلَى الْخَطَأِ أَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ فَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ سَيِّدُهُ مَاتَ كَمَا هُوَ مُصَرَّحٌ بِهِ فِي الْأَحَادِيثِ الصَّحِيحَةِ. وَقَدْ بَيَّنَ الشَّافِعِيُّ خَطَأَ اِبْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ فِيهَا بَعْدَ أَنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْهُ. وَقَالَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ مِنْ طَرِ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1219
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 1219
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1219
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1219

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