Muhammad bin Ash’ath, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Sayyiduna Ash’ath bin Qais, may Allah be pleased with him, bought a slave from among the slaves of Khums from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, for twenty thousand. Sayyiduna Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, sent a man to him for the price, but he said: “I bought him for ten thousand.” Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Let us choose a man who will decide between me and you.” Ash’ath, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “You yourself decide between me and yourself.” Abdullah bin Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: When two men involved in a transaction dispute and neither has any evidence, then the statement of the owner of the goods will be accepted, or both will abandon the sale.”
Hadith Referenceالمنتقى ابن الجارود / كتاب البيوع والتجارات / 625
Hadith Takhrijاز غلام مصطفےٰ ظهير امن پوري:«اسنادہ ضعیف : سنن ابی داود : 3511، سنن النسائی : 4652 ، اس حدیث کو امام حاکم رحمہ اللہ (42/2) نے ”صحیح الاسناد“ کہا ہے، حافظ ذہبی رحمہ اللہ نے ”صحیح“ کہا ہے، حافظ بیہقی رحمہ اللہ فرماتے ہیں : ہٰذا إِسْنَادٌ حَسَنٌ مَّوْصُولٌ . (السنن الکبری : 332/5) حافظ ابن عبدالہادی رحمہ اللہ کہتے ہیں : وَالَّذِي يَظْهَرُ أَنَّ حَدِيثَ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ بِمَجْمُوعِ طُرُقِهِ لَهُ أَصْلٌ بَلْ هُوَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ يُحْتَجُ بِهِ لَكِنْ فِي لَفْظِهِ اخْتِلَاف . (نصب الرایۃ للزیلعی : 107/4) حفص بن غیاث مدلس ہیں، سماع کی تصریح نہیں کی۔»