44/84. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4653 — Family Spending
Selling A Mudabbar.
Hadith About Family Spending: Self, Dependents, and Relatives
Sunan an-Nasai : 4653
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4653
أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلامًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ يَعْقُوبُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ " . فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِثَمَانِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ " إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَعَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَعَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ أَوْ عَلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَضْلاً فَهَا هُنَا وَهَا هُنَا " .
Jabir Narrated from:
A man from among the Ansar who was called Abu (Madhkur) stated that a slave of his who was called Ya'qub was to be set free after he died, and he did not own any other property apart from him. The Messenger of Allah called for him (the slave) to be brought and he said: "Who will buy him?" Nu'aim bin 'Abdullah bought him for eight hundred dirhams, and he gave it to him and said: "If one of you is poor, let him start with himself; if there is anything left over, (let him give it) to his dependents; if there is anything left over, (let him give it) to his relatives; and if there is anything left over, (let him give it) here and there."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4653In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 205English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4657
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4653
This hadith about spending on family repeats the same key lesson with more names. A man from the Ansar, called Abu Madhkur, had made his slave Yaqub a mudabbar and owned nothing else. The Messenger of Allah called for the slave and asked who would buy him. Nu'aim bin Abdullah bought him for eight hundred dirhams, and the Prophet gave the amount to the former owner. Then he said that if one of you is poor, he should start with himself. If there is something left, it should go to his dependents. If more remains, it should go to relatives. If still more remains, it can be given here and there.
What we learn from this hadith
- A poor person is told to start with himself.
- Dependents are given priority after one's own needs.
- Relatives come after dependents in this narration.
- Wider giving comes after these nearer duties if anything remains.
