أَخْبَرَنِي
هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ , قَالَ : قَالَ
إِسْمَاعِيل : حَدَّثَنَا
حَكِيمُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ . ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا
يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
يَحْيَى , عَنْ
إِسْمَاعِيل , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
حَكِيمُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ , عَنْ
عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " الذَّهَبُ الْكِفَّةُ بِالْكِفَّةِ " , وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ يَعْقُوبُ : الْكِفَّةُ بِالْكِفَّةِ , فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ : إِنَّ هَذَا لَا يَقُولُ شَيْئًا , قَالَ عُبَادَةُ : إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ بِأَرْضٍ يَكُونُ بِهَا مُعَاوِيَةُ , إِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ .
´It was narrated that 'Ubadah bin As-Samit said:` "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Gold, equal amount."' (One of the narrators) Yaqub did not mention: "Equal amount." Muawiyah said: "This does not mean anything." 'Ubadah said; "By Allah I do not care if I am in a land where Muawiyah is not present. I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah say that."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
“They are not saying anything reliable”—Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu) said this according to his own knowledge, but since the manner was not appropriate, therefore Ubadah ibn al-Samit (radi Allahu anhu) expressed his displeasure. And this was his right as well. Radi Allahu anhum wa ardaahum.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4570