33/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3706 — Ar-Ruqba Is Permissible
Mentioning The Different Reports From Ibn Abi Najih Concerning The Narration Of Zaid Bin Thabit
Ar-Ruqba Is Permissible: A Brief Hadith on Ruqba Gifts
Sunan an-Nasai : 3706
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3706
أَخْبَرَنَا هِلاَلُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو - عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الرُّقْبَى جَائِزَةٌ " .
Zaid bin Thabit Narrated from:
The Prophet said: 'Ar-Ruqba is permissible.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3706In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 4, Book 33, Hadith 3736
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3706
This Hadith is very brief and states one point: Ar-Ruqba is permissible. Because this wording does not define Ar-Ruqba or list its conditions, a careful explanation should not add details that are not present. The core Islamic topic is Ruqba gifts, and the main searchable phrase is 'Ruqba in Islam.' The report gives a positive ruling in a direct form. It does not mention who initiated the arrangement, what property was involved, or what later event occurred. It also does not discuss the separate term 'Umra in this narration. Readers should therefore take the wording as it stands and compare it with related narrations when studying the subject more fully. Here, the teaching is simply the stated permissibility of Ar-Ruqba.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith directly states that Ar-Ruqba is permissible.
- This wording does not define Ar-Ruqba or list its conditions.
- Extra details should not be inserted into this brief report.
- Related narrations may be read separately for a fuller set of wordings.
