Hadith 13559

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ صَاحِبُ الطَّعَامِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ وَلَيْسَ بِجَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى حَلِيقٍ النَّصْرَانِيِّ لِيَبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِأَثْوَابٍ إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : بَعَثَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِتَبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِأَثْوَابٍ إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ ، فَقَالَ : وَمَا الْمَيْسَرَةُ ؟ وَمَتَى الْمَيْسَرَةُ ؟ وَاللَّهِ مَا لِمُحَمَّدٍ ثَاغِيَةٌ ، وَلَا رَاغِيَةٌ ، فَرَجَعْتُ ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا رَآنِي ، قَالَ : " كَذَبَ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ ، أَنَا خَيْرُ مَنْ بَايَعُ ، لَأَنْ يَلْبَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ ثَوْبًا مِنْ رِقَاعٍ شَتَّى ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ بِأَمَانَتِهِ ، أَوْ : فِي أَمَانَتِهِ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ : وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Haleeq Nasrani with this message: that he should send to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) those clothes which are with Maysarah. So I went to him and conveyed to him exactly as I was told: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent me to you so that you may send to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) those clothes which are with Maysarah. He said, "Who is Maysarah? Which Maysarah? By God! Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) does not have even a single goat or shepherd." Hearing this, I returned. As soon as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said, "The enemy of Allah has lied. I am the best of those who buy and sell. If any one of you gathers scraps of cloth and makes a garment out of them and wears it, it is far better than taking possession of something from a trust to which he has no right."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 13559
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده ضعيف لجهالة أبى سلمة صاحب الطعام و جابر بن يزيد، وقال أبو حاتم فى العلل: هذا حديث منكر