السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الوديعة
Book of Deposits
باب: لا ضمان على مؤتمن
One who is entrusted is not liable
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْحَافِظُ، أنا أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ خَمِيرَوَيْهِ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ثنا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عنْهُ " قَضَى فِي وَدِيعَةٍ كَانَتْ فِي جِرَابٍ فَضَاعَتْ مِنْ خَرْقِ الْجِرَابِ أَنْ لَا ضَمَانَ فِيهَا ".
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) ruled, regarding an entrusted item that was in a bag and fell out, that there is no liability for it.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْأَرْدَسْتَانِيُّ، أنا أَبُو نَصْرٍ الْعِرَاقِيُّ، أنبأ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا وَابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَا: " لَيْسَ عَلَى مُؤْتَمَنٍ ضَمَانٌ " وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ: لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُسْتَوْدَعِ غَيْرِ الْمُغِلِّ ضَمَانٌ وَرُوِيَ فِي ذَلِكَ حَدِيثٌ مُسْنَدٌ بِإِسْنَادٍ ضَعِيفٍ.
Al-Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman narrated that Sayyiduna Ali and Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: The one entrusted with something is not liable.
It is narrated from Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him): There is no liability on the depositary who is not treacherous.
A hadith with a connected chain has been narrated on this, with a weak chain.
It is narrated from Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him): There is no liability on the depositary who is not treacherous.
A hadith with a connected chain has been narrated on this, with a weak chain.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ، أنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحَجَبِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَا ضَمَانَ عَلَى مُؤْتَمَنٍ ".
Amr bin Shu'ayb reports from his father, from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no liability upon the one entrusted."
(b) "Whoever is entrusted with something is not liable for it."
(b) "Whoever is entrusted with something is not liable for it."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ النَّجَّارِ الْمُقْرِئُ بِالْكُوفَةِ، ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ دُحَيْمٍ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ أَسْبَاطٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اسْتَوْدَعَا امْرَأَةً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ عَلَى أَنْ لَا تَدْفَعَهَا إِلَى وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا دُونَ صَاحِبِهِ حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَا، فَأَتَاهَا أَحَدُهُمَا فَقَالَ: إِنَّ صَاحِبِي تُوُفِّيَ؛ فَادْفَعِي إِلِيَّ الْمَالَ، فَأَبَتْ، فَاخْتَلَفَ إِلَيْهَا ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ، وَاسْتَشْفَعَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى أَعْطَتْهُ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْآخَرَ جَاءَ فَقَالَ: أَعْطِينِي الَّذِي لِي، فَذَهَبَ بِهَا إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " هَلْ بَيِّنَةٌ؟ " قَالَ: هِيَ بَيِّنَتِي، فَقَالَ: " مَا أَظُنُّكِ إِلَّا ضَامِنَةً "، قَالَتْ: أَسْأَلُكَ يَا أَبَا فُلَانٍ، أَنْ تَرْفَعَنَا إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَأَتَوْهُ وَهُوَ يُطَيِّنُ حَوْضًا لَهُ فِي بُسْتَانٍ، وَهُوَ مُتَّزِرٌ بِكِسَاءٍ، فَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ، فَقَالَ: " ائْتِنِي بِصَاحِبِكَ وَالِي مَتَاعِكَ ".
Simak reports from Hanash that two men had deposited one hundred dinars with a woman of Quraysh, on condition that she would not give it to either of them without the other, but only when both were together. One of them came and said: My companion has died, so give me the money. The woman refused, until three years passed in this dispute. That man then took the money through intercession. Then the other man came and said: Give me my money. Then he went to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: Do you have any proof? He said: This woman herself is my proof. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I consider you liable. The woman said: O Abu so-and-so! I ask you to take our case to Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). They came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); at that time Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was plastering a cistern with mud in a garden, wearing a cloth as a waist-wrapper. They told him the whole story. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Bring your companion to me, and his goods are my responsibility.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرِ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ، أنا أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ مَطَرٍ، وَأَبُو الْحَسَنِ السَّرَّاجُ، قَالَا: أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ " ضَمَّنَهُ وَدِيعَةً سُرِقَتْ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِهِ ".
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) held him liable for a deposit that was stolen from his storeroom.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عَبْدُ الْخَالِقِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَنْبٍ، أنا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، ثنا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ قَالَ: قَالَ يَحْيَى: حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ، أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُ، ⦗٤٧٤⦘ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ " غَرَّمَهُ بِضَاعَةً كَانَتْ مَعَهُ فَسُرِقَتْ، أَوْ ضَاعَتْ، فَغَرَّمَهَا إِيَّاهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ " قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: يُحْتَمَلُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فَرَّطَ فِيهَا، فَضَمَّنَهَا إِيَّاهُ بِالتَّفْرِيطِ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held him liable for something that had been stolen from him or had been lost.
The Shaykh said: It is possible that he had been negligent with it, and so he held him liable because of his negligence.
The Shaykh said: It is possible that he had been negligent with it, and so he held him liable because of his negligence.
وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَاضِي، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، ثنا أَبُو يُونُسَ الْقَوِيُّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: اسْتُودِعْتُ مَالًا، فَوَضَعْتُهُ مَعَ مَالِي، فَهَلَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ مَالِي، فَرُفِعْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّكَ لَأَمِينٌ فِي نَفْسِي، وَلَكِنْ هَلَكَتْ مِنْ بَيْنِ مَالِكِ "، فَضَمَنْتُهُ.
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Some wealth was deposited with me, and I put it together with my own wealth, but it perished from among my wealth. I was brought before Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: In my view you are trustworthy, but it perished from among your wealth. So I paid compensation for it.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ، أنا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَحْمُودٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ثنا الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، ثنا هِشَامٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُودَعُ الْوَدِيعَةَ، فَيُحَرِّكُهَا يَأْخُذُ بَعْضَهَا، قَالَ: كَانَ يَقُولُ: " إِذَا حَرَّكَهَا فَقَدْ ضَمِنَ ".
It is reported from al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning a man who is given a deposit and takes something from it: he said: When he has moved it, he is liable.
