Book 48: Pledges
Sahih al-Bukhari
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Muslim bin Ibrahim told us. Hisham (Dastuwa'i) narrated to us that Qatadah told us. He narrated from Hazrat Anas (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) had pledged his coat of mail in exchange for barley, and I went to the Prophet (saw) with barley bread and rancid fat, and I heard him saying: “The household of Muhammad (saw) has nothing for morning and evening except one Sa' (of grain),” although they are nine households (how astonishing).
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Musaddad told us that Abdul Wahid (bin Ziyad) informed us that A'mash narrated to us. He said: In the presence of Ibrahim (Nakha'i) we mentioned buying something on credit and pledging something one owns and giving a surety, and Ibrahim said: Aswad told us, narrating from Hazrat Aishah (ra), that the Prophet (saw) took some grain on credit from a Jew for a fixed term and left his coat of mail with him as a pledge.
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Ali bin Abdullah narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. Amr (bin Dinar) said: I heard Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra). He used to say that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Who will deal with Ka'b bin Ashraf? He has spoken most foully about Allah and His Messenger (saw).” Thereupon Muhammad bin Maslamah (ra) said: I (will). So he went to him and said: We want you to lend us one Wasq (one maund) or two Wasqs (two maunds) of grain. He said: Pledge your women to me. They said: How can we pledge our women to you when you are the most handsome of the Arabs? He said: Then pledge your sons to me. They said: How can we pledge our sons to you? Each of them would keep being taunted. People would say: He was pledged in return for one or two Wasqs. That would be a disgrace for us. However, we will pledge our coats of mail to you. Sufyan said: By la'mah, weapons are meant. He made an appointment with Muhammad bin Maslamah (ra) that he would come to him again, and then he killed him, and after that they came to the Prophet (saw) and related the incident to him (saw).
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Abu Nu'aim narrated to us that Zakariyya (bin Abi Za'idah) told us. He narrated from Amir, Amir from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Prophet (saw), that the Holy Prophet (saw) used to say: “A pledged animal may be ridden because money is spent on it, and the milk of an animal that gives milk may also be drunk while it is pledged.”
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Muhammad bin Muqatil narrated to us that Abdullah (bin Mubarak) informed us that Zakariyya told us. He narrated from Sha'bi, Sha'bi from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “An animal that is pledged may be ridden because money is spent on its fodder, and likewise a milch animal that is pledged may be milked because money is also spent on its fodder, and the one who rides and the one who drinks the animal's milk shall bear the cost of its fodder.”
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Qutaibah (bin Sa'id) narrated to us that Jarir told us. He narrated from A'mash, A'mash from Ibrahim, Ibrahim from Aswad, Aswad from Hazrat Aishah (ra). She used to say: The Messenger of Allah (saw) bought grain from a Jew and pledged his coat of mail with him.
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Khallad bin Yahya narrated to us that Nafi' bin Umar told us. He narrated from Ibn Abi Mulaikah that he said: I wrote to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) (about the case of two women), and he wrote to me in reply that the Prophet (saw) has decided that the oath is to be taken from the defendant.
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us that Jarir told us. He narrated from Mansur, Mansur from Abu Wa'il. He said: Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (ra) used to say: Whoever swears an oath in order to make some property his own by means of that oath, while he is lying in that oath, will meet Allah in such a state that He will be angry with him. Then Allah revealed the confirmation of this statement: “As for those who take a paltry price in exchange for their covenant with Allah and their oaths...” (Qur’an 3:78) He recited up to (the end of the verse) ...a grievous punishment. After this Hazrat Ash'ath bin Qais (ra) came to us and asked: What was Abu Abdur Rahman talking about with you? (Abu Wa'il) said: We related this hadith to him. He used to say: He said: Abu Abdur Rahman has spoken the truth. By God, this verse was revealed about me alone. There was a dispute between me and a certain man about a well. We took our dispute to the Messenger of Allah (saw). The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Bring your witnesses, or else he shall swear.” I said: He will just swear and will not care. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever swears such an oath by which he wants to make some property his own, while he is lying in it, will meet Allah in such a state that He will be angry with him.” Then Allah, the Exalted, revealed the confirmation of this. Then (Hazrat Ash'ath (ra)) recited this verse: “As for those who take a paltry price in exchange for their covenant with Allah and their oaths... and for them shall be a grievous punishment.” (Qur’an 3:78)
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us that Jarir told us. He narrated from Mansur, Mansur from Abu Wa'il. He said: Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (ra) used to say: Whoever swears an oath in order to make some property his own by means of that oath, while he is lying in that oath, will meet Allah in such a state that He will be angry with him. Then Allah revealed the confirmation of this statement: “As for those who take a paltry price in exchange for their covenant with Allah and their oaths...” (Qur’an 3:78) He recited up to (the end of the verse) ...a grievous punishment. After this Hazrat Ash'ath bin Qais (ra) came to us and asked: What was Abu Abdur Rahman talking about with you? (Abu Wa'il) said: We related this hadith to him. He used to say: He said: Abu Abdur Rahman has spoken the truth. By God, this verse was revealed about me alone. There was a dispute between me and a certain man about a well. We took our dispute to the Messenger of Allah (saw). The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Bring your witnesses, or else he shall swear.” I said: He will just swear and will not care. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever swears such an oath by which he wants to make some property his own, while he is lying in it, will meet Allah in such a state that He will be angry with him.” Then Allah, the Exalted, revealed the confirmation of this. Then (Hazrat Ash'ath (ra)) recited this verse: “As for those who take a paltry price in exchange for their covenant with Allah and their oaths... and for them shall be a grievous punishment.” (Qur’an 3:78)
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