Hadith 3563

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ ، عَنْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ آلِ عَبدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " يَا صَفْوَانُ ، هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ سِلَاحٍ ؟ قَالَ : عَارِيَةً ، أَمْ غَصْبًا ؟ قَالَ : لَا بَلْ عَارِيَةً ، فَأَعَارَهُ مَا بَيْنَ الثَّلَاثِينَ إِلَى الْأَرْبَعِينَ دِرْعًا ، وَغَزَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُنَيْنًا ، فَلَمَّا هُزِمَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ جُمِعَتْ دُرُوعُ صَفْوَانَ ، فَفَقَدَ مِنْهَا أَدْرَاعًا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِصَفْوَانَ : إِنَّا قَدْ فَقَدْنَا مِنْ أَدْرَاعِكَ أَدْرَاعًا ، فَهَلْ نَغْرَمُ لَكَ ؟ قَالَ : لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّه ، لِأَنَّ فِي قَلْبِي الْيَوْمَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَكَانَ أَعَارَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ ، ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ .
Narrated Some people: Abdul Aziz ibn Rufay narrated on the authority of some people from the descendants of Abdullah ibn Safwan who reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Have you weapons, Safwan? He asked: On loan or by force? He replied: No, but on loan. So he lent him coats of mail numbering between thirty and forty! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought the battle of Hunayn. When the polytheists were defeated, the coats of mail of Safwan were collected. Some of them were lost. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Safwan: We have lost some coats of mail from your coats of mail. Should we pay compensation to you? He replied: No. Messenger of Allah, for I have in my heart today what I did not have that day. Abu Dawud said: He lent him before embracing Islam. Then he embraced Islam.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الإجارة / 3563
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, انظر الحديث السابق (3562) و أناس من آل عبد اللّٰه : لا يعرفون, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 126
Hadith Takhrij « انظر ما قبلہ، (تحفة الأشراف: 4945) (صحیح) » (پچھلی روایت سے تقویت پاکر یہ روایت بھی صحیح ہے ، ورنہ اس کی سند میں مجہول رواة ہیں ) 
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, if the one who lent something temporarily (on loan) forgives his compensation,
then to forgo it is his right; if he demands it, it must be given.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3563