31/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3676 — Why the Prophet Would Not Witness the Gift
Different Versions Of The Report Of Nu'man Bin Bashir Concerning Presents
The Prophet Refused to Witness an Unequal Gift to One Child
Sunan an-Nasai : 3676
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3676
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، نَحَلَهُ نُحْلاً فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ أَشْهِدِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى مَا نَحَلْتَ ابْنِي . فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَكَرِهَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَشْهَدَ لَهُ .
An-Nu'man bin Bashir Narrated from:
It was narrated from An-Nu'man bin Bashir that his father gave him a present, and his mother said: "Ask the Prophet to bear witness to what you have given to my son." So he came to the Prophet and told him about that, and the Prophet did not want to bear witness to it.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3676In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 5English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3706
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3676
This narration focuses on the Prophet refusing to witness a gift given by An-Nu'man's father. An-Nu'man's mother asked the father to have the Prophet bear witness to what he had given her son. The father went and explained the matter, but the Prophet did not want to witness it. Unlike some longer narrations of the same event, the wording supplied here does not include a question about the other children or an order to take the gift back. The explanation should therefore stay with what this report actually states. Its clear point is that the Prophet declined to place his witness on the described gift. For readers searching for the Numan bin Bashir gift hadith, this version highlights the importance of what a trusted witness is willing to approve.
What we learn from this hadith
- An-Nu'man's mother requested that the Prophet witness the gift.
- The father brought the matter to the Prophet.
- The Prophet did not want to bear witness to the gift.
