Book 40: Agency (Wakalah)
Sahih al-Bukhari
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Qabisah (bin Uqbah) narrated to us that Sufyan (Thauri) told us. He narrated from Ibn Abi Najih, he from Mujahid, Mujahid from Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila, Abdur Rahman from Hazrat Ali (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) told me to give in charity the saddle-cloths and the hides of those sacrificial camels which had been slaughtered.
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Amr bin Khalid narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Yazid (bin Abi Habib), Yazid from Abul Khair, Abul Khair from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (ra), that the Prophet (saw) gave him some goats to distribute among his (saw) Companions, and a one-year-old kid was left over, so he mentioned it to the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “Sacrifice it yourself.”
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Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Yusuf bin Majishun told me. He narrated from Salih bin Ibrahim bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf, he from his father, his father from his grandfather Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (ra), that he said: I wrote a letter to Umayyah bin Khalaf that he should protect my property and family in Mecca (which at that time was enemy territory), and I would protect his property and goods in Medina. When I wrote my name as Abdur Rahman, (Umayyah) said: I do not know Abdur Rahman. Write to me the name you had in the time of ignorance. Thereupon I wrote my name as Abd Amr. When he was in the battle of Badr, I went out towards a mountain when the people had gone to sleep, in order to protect him, but Bilal (ra) saw him somewhere. So he went and stood at a gathering of the Ansar and began to say: This is Umayyah bin Khalaf. If he escapes, there is no good for me. Thereupon some people set out in pursuit of us with Bilal (ra). I feared that they would catch us. So I left his son behind for his sake, so that they would become occupied in fighting with him. So they killed him. They did not let my plan succeed and followed us. Since Umayyah was a heavily built man (he could not move about quickly). At last, when they caught up with us, I said to him: Sit down, and he sat down. I threw myself over him to save him, but they thrust swords into his body from beneath me until they killed him. One of them also wounded my foot with his sword. (Ibrahim said:) Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (ra) used to show us that mark on the back of his foot. Abu Abdullah (Imam Bukhari (rh)) said: Yusuf heard from Salih and Ibrahim heard from his father.
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Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us that Malik told us. He narrated from Abdul Majid bin Suhail bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf, he from Sa'id bin Musayyab, Sa'id from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri and Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) appointed a man as governor of Khaibar. He brought choice dates to the Holy Prophet (saw), and he (saw) asked: “Are all the dates of Khaibar like this?” He said: We buy one Sa' {of these} by giving two Sa' of other dates, and two Sa' of these by giving three Sa' of other dates. So he (saw) said: “Do not do so. First sell the mixed dates for cash money. Then with that sum buy excellent dates.” And he gave the same ruling for things that are weighed.
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Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us that Malik told us. He narrated from Abdul Majid bin Suhail bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf, he from Sa'id bin Musayyab, Sa'id from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri and Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) appointed a man as governor of Khaibar. He brought choice dates to the Holy Prophet (saw), and he (saw) asked: “Are all the dates of Khaibar like this?” He said: We buy one Sa' {of these} by giving two Sa' of other dates, and two Sa' of these by giving three Sa' of other dates. So he (saw) said: “Do not do so. First sell the mixed dates for cash money. Then with that sum buy excellent dates.” And he gave the same ruling for things that are weighed.
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Ishaq bin Ibrahim narrated to me that he heard Mu'tamir. (He used to say:) Ubaidullah told us. He narrated from Nafi' that he heard the son of Hazrat Ka'b bin Malik (ra). He was narrating about his father that he had goats which used to graze on Mount Sal'. A slave-girl of ours saw that one of our goats was dying. She broke a stone and slaughtered it with it. Hazrat Ka'b (ra) said to his household: Do not eat it until I ask the Messenger of Allah (saw), or (he said:) until I send someone to the Prophet (saw) and have him (saw) asked. And he asked the Prophet (saw) about it, or sent someone to ask. He (saw) permitted eating it. Ubaidullah used to say: I liked it very much that she, being a slave-girl, slaughtered (the goat). (Like Mu'tamir) Abdah (bin Sulaiman) also narrated this from Ubaidullah (bin Umar al-Umari).
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Abu Nu'aim (Fadl bin Dukain) narrated to us that Sufyan (Thauri) told us. He narrated from Salamah bin Kuhail, Salamah from Abu Salamah, Abu Salamah from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) owed a man a one-year-old young camel. He came to him (saw) to demand it from him. He (saw) said: “Give it to him.” They searched for a camel of that age. A one-year-old was not found; one older than it was found. He (saw) said: “Give it to him (the older one).” The man said: You have paid (me) more (than my due). May Allah give you more too. The Prophet (saw) said: “The good among you are those who repay a debt in the best way.”
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Sulaiman bin Harb narrated to us. Shu'bah told us that it is reported from Salamah bin Kuhail (he used to say:) I heard Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman that it is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) that a man came to the Prophet (saw) and began to demand repayment of a debt from him. His tone was harsh. His (saw) Companions rushed to beat him. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Leave him, for the one who has a right does say such things.” Then he (saw) said: “Give him a camel of the same age as his was.” The Companions (ra) said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), only a better one than it is available. He (saw) said: “Give that one, for the best among you are those who repay a debt in the best way.”
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Sa'id bin Ufair narrated to us. He said that Laith narrated to me. (Laith) said: Uqail told me. It is reported from Ibn Shihab that he said: And Urwah held that Marwan bin Hakam and Hazrat Miswar bin Makhramah (ra) both told him that when the delegates of Hawazin came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) having become Muslims, he (saw) stood up. They had requested him (saw) that their property and their captives be returned to them. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) said to them: “A true statement is most pleasing to me. Choose one of two things: the captives (take them back) or the property. And I had waited for them (at Ji'ranah).” And in fact, when the Messenger of Allah (saw) returned from Ta'if, he kept waiting for them for some more than ten nights. When it became quite clear to them that the Messenger of Allah (saw) was not going to return to them anything but one of the two, they said: Then we will take our captives. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) stood among the Muslims and praised Allah as befits Him. Then he (saw) said: “These brothers of yours have come to us repenting, and I have thought it proper to return their captives to them. So whoever of you wishes to return them gladly, let him return them, and whoever of you wishes to keep to his share, let him also return them; we will give him his share from the spoils that Allah will give us.” The people said: For the sake of the Messenger of Allah (saw) we have gladly given these (captives) freely. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “We do not know which of you has given permission for it and which has not. Go back, and let your leaders present your decision to us.” Thereupon the people went away and their leaders spoke with them. Then they came back to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and told him (saw) that all the people had agreed gladly and given permission (that the captives be returned).
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Sa'id bin Ufair narrated to us. He said that Laith narrated to me. (Laith) said: Uqail told me. It is reported from Ibn Shihab that he said: And Urwah held that Marwan bin Hakam and Hazrat Miswar bin Makhramah (ra) both told him that when the delegates of Hawazin came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) having become Muslims, he (saw) stood up. They had requested him (saw) that their property and their captives be returned to them. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) said to them: “A true statement is most pleasing to me. Choose one of two things: the captives (take them back) or the property. And I had waited for them (at Ji'ranah).” And in fact, when the Messenger of Allah (saw) returned from Ta'if, he kept waiting for them for some more than ten nights. When it became quite clear to them that the Messenger of Allah (saw) was not going to return to them anything but one of the two, they said: Then we will take our captives. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) stood among the Muslims and praised Allah as befits Him. Then he (saw) said: “These brothers of yours have come to us repenting, and I have thought it proper to return their captives to them. So whoever of you wishes to return them gladly, let him return them, and whoever of you wishes to keep to his share, let him also return them; we will give him his share from the spoils that Allah will give us.” The people said: For the sake of the Messenger of Allah (saw) we have gladly given these (captives) freely. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “We do not know which of you has given permission for it and which has not. Go back, and let your leaders present your decision to us.” Thereupon the people went away and their leaders spoke with them. Then they came back to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and told him (saw) that all the people had agreed gladly and given permission (that the captives be returned).
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Makki bin Ibrahim narrated to us that Ibn Juraij told us. He narrated from Ata' bin Abi Rabah and also from other people besides him, who narrated somewhat more than one another, and not a single one of them all narrated this (hadith completely). It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra). He said: I was with the Prophet (saw) on a journey. I was riding a slow camel. Only that camel used to lag behind the people. The Prophet (saw) passed by me and asked: “Who is this?” I said: Jabir bin Abdullah (Ansari). He (saw) said: “What is the matter with you?” I said: I am riding a slow camel. He (saw) asked: “Do you have a stick?” I said: Yes. He (saw) said: “Give it to me.” I gave it to him (saw). He struck that camel and urged it on, and it went from that place in such a way that it got ahead of all the people. He (saw) said: “Give it to me for a price.” I said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), it is yours already. He (saw) said: “Sell it to me.” (Then he (saw) himself said:) “I have taken it for four gold coins, and you have permission to ride it as far as Medina.” When we came near Medina, I began to go in another direction. He (saw) asked: “Where are you heading?” I said: I have married a woman whose husband had died. He (saw) said: “Why did you not marry a virgin, with whom you would play and who would play with you?” I said: My father died and left daughters, so I wanted to marry a woman who is experienced, whose husband has died. He (saw) said: “Very well, so that is the matter.” When we reached Medina, he (saw) said: “Bilal, pay (Jabir) the price and give him something extra.” Hazrat Bilal (ra) gave four Dinars and gave a Qirat of gold extra. Hazrat Jabir (ra) used to say: This extra gift given by the Messenger of Allah (saw) never parts from me. So that Qirat never left the purse of Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra).
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Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us that Malik (rh) told us. He narrated from Abu Hazim, Abu Hazim from Sahl bin Sa'd. He used to say: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), I have given myself over to you. A man said: Marry her to me. He (saw) said: “We have married her to you in return for the Qur’an that you know by heart.”
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And Uthman bin Haitham Abu Amr (Basri) said: Auf told us. He narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin, Ibn Sirin from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) appointed me to guard the Zakat of Ramadan, and someone came to me and began to take handfuls of the grain. I caught him and said: By God, I will take you to the Messenger of Allah (saw). He said: I am needy. I have the burden of a family on me and I am in severe hardship. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) used to say: I let him go. When I got up in the morning, the Prophet (saw) said: “Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do last night?” Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) used to say: I said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), he complained of severe hardship and of his family. I took pity on him and let him go. He (saw) said: “He has lied to you. He will come again.” And I too understood that he would surely come, because the Messenger of Allah (saw) had said that he would come again. So I sat lying in wait for him. Then he came and began to take handfuls of the grain. I caught him and said: I will certainly present you before the Messenger of Allah (saw). He said: Let me go, for I am needy and have a family. I will not come again. I felt pity for him and let him go again. When I got up in the morning, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said to me: “Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do?” I said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), he complained of severe hardship and of his family. I felt pity for him and let him go. He (saw) said: “Beware, he has lied to you, and he will come again.” So the third time I lay in wait for him. He came and began to take handfuls of the grain. I caught him and said: I will present you before the Messenger of Allah (saw), and this is the third time that you say you will not come any more, and then you come. He said: Let me go. I will teach you words by which Allah will benefit you. I said: What are they? He said: When you go to your bed to sleep, recite Ayatul Kursi (that is: “Allah—there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining.” (Qur’an 2:256)), then there will be a guardian over you from Allah and Satan will not come near you until the morning. Thereupon I let him go. When I got up in the morning, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “What did your prisoner do last night?” I said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), he said that he would teach me things by which Allah would benefit me, so I let him go. He (saw) asked: “What are those things?” I said: He told me: When you are about to sleep in your bed, recite Ayatul Kursi from beginning to end, that is, Allahu la ilaha illa huwal hayyul qayyum, and he told me that by reciting this there will be a guardian over you from Allah and Satan will not come near you until the morning. And the Companions were very eager for good things. The Prophet (saw) said: “Look, he has told you the truth, although he is a great liar. Abu Hurairah, do you know with whom you have been talking for three nights?” Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) said: No. He (saw) said: “He is Satan.”
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Ishaq (bin Rahwaih) told us. Yahya bin Salih narrated to us that Mu'awiyah bin Sallam told us. (He said:) It is narrated from Yahya (bin Abi Kathir) that he said: I heard Uqbah bin Abdul Ghafir, and he heard Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (ra). He used to say: Bilal (ra) brought Barni dates to the Prophet (saw), and the Prophet (saw) asked him: “Where have you brought these from?” Bilal (ra) said: We had inferior dates, so I bought one Sa' of these by giving two Sa' in exchange, so that we might feed the Prophet (saw). On hearing this the Prophet (saw) said: “Oh, oh. This is the very essence of interest. {The very essence of interest.} Do not do so. But if you wish to buy (good dates), then sell (the inferior dates) and then buy (good dates) with (their price).”
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. He narrated from Amr (bin Dinar). He said: In what Hazrat Umar (ra) had written down concerning the endowment (Sadaqah), it is like this: There is no sin on the trustee (of the endowment) if he eats from it himself and feeds a friend, provided he does not amass property. (Hazrat Abdullah) bin Umar (ra) was himself the trustee of the endowment of Hazrat Umar (ra). He also used to give gifts from it to some people of Mecca with whom he used to stay.
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Abul Walid narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from Ubaidullah bin Abdullah (bin Utbah), Ubaidullah from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid and Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), they from the Prophet (saw). He said (to Unais bin Dahhak Aslami (ra)): “Unais, go to this man's wife. If she confesses to adultery, give her the punishment of stoning.”
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Abul Walid narrated to us, Laith informed us, from Ibn Shihab, from Ubaidullah, from Zaid bin Khalid and Abu Hurairah (ra), from the Prophet (saw), he said: “And go, O Unais, to the wife of this man, and if she confesses, stone her.”
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(Muhammad) bin Salam (Baikandi) narrated to us that Abdul Wahhab Thaqafi told us. He narrated from Ayyub (Sakhtiyani), Ayyub from Ibn Abi Mulaikah, he from Hazrat Uqbah bin Harith (ra). He used to say: Nu'aiman, or the son of Nu'aiman, was brought. He had drunk wine. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to the people present in the house: “Give him the (prescribed) punishment.” Hazrat Uqbah (ra) used to say: I too was among those who beat him. We beat him with shoes and date-palm sticks.
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Isma'il bin Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Malik told me. He narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Bakr bin Hazm, Abdullah from Amrah bint Abdur Rahman, that Amrah informed him. Hazrat Aishah (ra) used to say: I twisted with my own hands the garlands of the sacrificial camels of the Messenger of Allah (saw). Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) put them round their necks with his own hands. Then he sent them with my father, and (because of sending this sacrifice) nothing that Allah, the Exalted, had made lawful for the Prophet (saw) became unlawful for him until the sacrificial camels had been slaughtered.
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Yahya bin Yahya narrated to me, he said: I read out to Malik. Malik (rh) narrated from Ishaq bin Abdullah that he heard Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He used to say that Abu Talhah (ra) was the wealthiest of all the Ansar in Medina, and the dearest of all his property (to him) was the property that was the garden of Bairuha'. It was opposite the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to go into it and drink its clear water. When this verse was revealed: “Never shall you attain to righteousness unless you spend out of that which you love” (Qur’an 3:93), Abu Talhah (ra) got up, came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), Allah, the Exalted, says in His Book: “Never shall you attain to righteousness unless you spend out of that which you love” (Qur’an 3:93), and the dearest of my properties to me is the garden of Bairuha'. Take it; it is charity for the sake of Allah, and I hope that this charity will be pure righteousness and a means of reward for me in the presence of Allah, the Exalted. O Messenger of Allah (saw), place it wherever you wish. He (saw) said: “Well done! This is wealth that passes on. This is wealth that passes on. I have heard what you have said about it, and I think it proper that you keep it for your own relatives.” Abu Talhah (ra) said: O Messenger of Allah (saw), I will do so. So he divided it among his near relatives and the sons of his paternal uncle. (Like Yahya bin Yahya) Isma'il also reported this hadith from Malik, and Rauh, narrating from Malik, said the word rabihun instead of the word ra'ihun (that is, profitable wealth).
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