30/4. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3639 — A Debt Paid from the Smaller Garden
Paying Off Debts Before Distributing Inheritance And Mentioning The Difference In The Wordings Of Th
Paying a Date Debt and Recognizing Allah’s Blessings
Sunan an-Nasai : 3639
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3639
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُونُسَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، - حَرَمِيٌّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ لِيَهُودِيٍّ عَلَى أَبِي تَمْرٌ فَقُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَتَرَكَ حَدِيقَتَيْنِ وَتَمْرُ الْيَهُودِيِّ يَسْتَوْعِبُ مَا فِي الْحَدِيقَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ الْعَامَ نِصْفَهُ وَتُؤَخِّرَ نِصْفَهُ ". فَأَبَى الْيَهُودِيُّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ الْجُدَادَ ". فَآذِنِّي فَآذَنْتُهُ فَجَاءَ هُوَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يُجَدُّ وَيُكَالُ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ النَّخْلِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو بِالْبَرَكَةِ حَتَّى وَفَيْنَاهُ جَمِيعَ حَقِّهِ مِنْ أَصْغَرِ الْحَدِيقَتَيْنِ - فِيمَا يَحْسِبُ عَمَّارٌ - ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ بِرُطَبٍ وَمَاءٍ فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ " هَذَا مِنَ النَّعِيمِ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ ".
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
My father owed some dates to a Jew. He was killed on the Day of Uhud and he left behind two gardens. The dates owed to the Jew would take up everything in the two gardens. The Prophet said: 'Can you take half this year and half next year?' But the Jew refused. The Prophet said: 'When the time to pick the dates comes, call me.' So I called him and he came, accompanied by Abu Bakr.The dates were picked and weighed from the lowest part of the palm trees, and the Messenger of Allah was praying for blessing, until we paid off everything that we owed him from the smaller of the two gardens, as calculated by 'Ammar. Then I brought them some fresh dates and water and they ate and drank, then he said: 'This is part of the blessing concerning which you will be questioned.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3639In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 4, Book 30, Hadith 3669
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3639
This hadith describes a debt of dates owed by Jabir’s father to a Jewish creditor. After his father was killed at Uhud, the two gardens seemed barely enough to cover the debt. The Prophet suggested taking half that year and delaying half until the next year, but the creditor refused. He then told Jabir to call him at harvest time. The Prophet came with Abu Bakr and prayed for blessing while the dates were picked and weighed. The full debt was paid from the smaller of the two gardens, according to the calculation mentioned. Jabir then brought fresh dates and water, and they ate and drank. The Prophet said this was part of the blessing about which people would be questioned. The hadith connects debt repayment, blessing, food, and gratitude.
What we learn from this hadith
- The creditor’s full right was paid even after he refused a delay.
- The Prophet prayed for blessing during the harvest.
- The debt was covered from the smaller garden in the report.
- Fresh dates and water were described as blessings people will be questioned about.
