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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Business

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1262

Chapter: What Has Been Related About When A Man In Debt Becomes Bankrupt And One's Goods Are Found With Him

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1262

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏

"‏ أَيُّمَا امْرِئٍ أَفْلَسَ وَوَجَدَ رَجُلٌ سِلْعَتَهُ عِنْدَهُ بِعَيْنِهَا فَهُوَ أَوْلَى بِهَا مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whichever person becomes bankrupt, and a man finds his particular merchandise with him, then he is more deserving of it than others.

[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Samurah and Ibn 'Umar.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Abu Hurairah is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge and it is the view of Ash-Shafi'i, Ahmad, and Ishaq.

Some of the people of knowledge said that he is just like one of the debtors. This is the view of the people of Al-Kufah.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1262).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

( وَوَجَدَ رَجُلٌ سِلْعَتَهُ عِنْدَهُ بِعَيْنِهَا ) أَيْ بِذَاتِهَا بِأَنْ تَكُونَ غَيْرَ هَالِكَةٍ حِسًّا , أَوْ مَعْنًى بِالتَّصَرُّفَاتِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ ( فَهُوَ ) أَيْ الرَّجُلُ ( أَوْلَى بِهَا ) أَيْ أَحَقُّ بِسِلْعَتِهِ ( مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ) أَيْ مِنْ الْغُرَمَاءِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ ) أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْهُ وَفِي سَمَاعِهِ مِنْهُ خِلَافٌ مَعْرُوفٌ لَكِنَّهُ يَشْهَدُ لِصِحَّتِهِ حَدِيثُ الْبَابِ ( وَابْنِ عُمَرَ ) أَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ قَالَهُ فِي النَّيْلِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ) وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَالْعَم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1262
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 1262
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1262
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1262

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  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (3191)أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَفْلَسَ ثُمَّ وَجَدَ رَجُلٌ سِلْعَتَهُ عِنْدَهُ بِعَيْنِهَا فَهُوَ أَوْلَى بِهَا مِنْ غَيْرِهِ

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