سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2718

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Book: 22. The Chapters on Wills
In-book entry: 24

Chapter 9

Chapter context: Allah's (SWT) Saying “But If he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable."

باب قَوْلِهِ ‏{وَمَنْ كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ }‏

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الأَزْهَرِ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لاَ أَجِدُ شَيْئًا وَلَيْسَ لِي مَالٌ وَلِي يَتِيمٌ لَهُ مَالٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ كُلْ مِنْ مَالِ يَتِيمِكَ غَيْرَ مُسْرِفٍ وَلاَ مُتَأَثِّلٍ مَالاً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَلاَ تَقِي مَالَكَ بِمَالِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib from his father, that his a grandfather said:

“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'I do not have anything and I have no wealth, but I have an orphan (under my care) who has wealth.” He said: “Eat from the wealth of your orphan, without being extravagant or use it for trade.” He (narrator) said: “And I think he said: 'Do not preserve your wealth using his instead.'”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2718 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 22, The Chapters on Wills, as in-book entry 24 under the chapter “Allah's (SWT) Saying “But If he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable.".”

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