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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Good Treatment of Servants
بَابُ إِذَا سَرَقَ الْعَبْدُChapter: If the Slave Steals
Hadith 165
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِذَا سَرَقَ الْمَمْلُوكُ بِعْهُ وَلَوْ بِنَشٍّ“، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ: النَّشُّ: عِشْرُونَ. وَالنَّوَاةُ: خَمْسَةٌ. وَالأُوقِيَّةُ: أَرْبَعُونَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a slave steals, then sell him, even if he is sold for one nash (twenty dirhams)." Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a nash is twenty dirhams, a nawāh is five dirhams, and an uqiyyah is forty dirhams.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The point is that a slave of bad character should be sold, even if only for a small price. However, it is necessary to inform the one to whom he is being sold. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this narration to be weak, although some researchers have considered its chain of transmission to be hasan (good).
The point is that a slave of bad character should be sold, even if only for a small price. However, it is necessary to inform the one to whom he is being sold. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this narration to be weak, although some researchers have considered its chain of transmission to be hasan (good).
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 165
