23/35. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1715 — Refusing to Sell a Body
What Has Been Related About Not Ransoming A Captive's Body
Hadith About Refusing to Trade a Body
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1715
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1715
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَشْتَرُوا، جَسَدَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَبَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَبِيعَهُمْ إِيَّاهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْحَكَمِ . وَرَوَاهُ الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ أَيْضًا عَنِ الْحَكَمِ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ سَمِعْتُ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ يَقُولُ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى لاَ يُحْتَجُّ بِحَدِيثِهِ . وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى صَدُوقٌ وَلَكِنْ لاَ يُعْرَفُ صَحِيحُ حَدِيثِهِ مِنْ سَقِيمِهِ وَلاَ أَرْوِي عَنْهُ شَيْئًا . وَابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى صَدُوقٌ فَقِيهٌ وَإِنَّمَا يَهِمُ فِي الإِسْنَادِ . حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ قَالَ فُقَهَاؤُنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شُبْرُمَةَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Idolaters Wanted To Purchase The Body Of A Man Who Was From The Idolaters. But The Prophet (ﷺ) Refused To Trade With Them [For Him].[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib, We Do Not Know Of It Except From A Narration Of Al-Hakam. Al-Hajjaj Bin Artah Also Reported It From Al-Ahkam. Ahmad Bin Al-Hasan Said: "I Heard Ahmad Bin Hanbal Saying: 'Ibn Abi Laila'S Narrations Are Not Used As Proof."Muhammad Bin Isma'Il Said: "Ibn Abi Laila Is Truthful, But His Correct Ahadith Are Not Recognizable From His Weak Ones. And I Do Not Report Anything From Him." Ibn Abi Laila Is Truthful, And Faqih, The Problem Is Only In The Chain. Nasr Bin 'Ali Narrated To Us, [He Said:] "Abdullah Bin Dawud Narrated Us, From Sufyan Ath-Thawri Who Said: 'Our Fuqaha' Are Ibn Abi Laila And 'Abdullah Bin Shubrumah.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1715In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 49English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1715
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1715
This hadith about refusing to trade a body reports from Ibn Abbas that the idolaters wanted to purchase the body of a man from among them, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم refused to sell it to them. The report is short, and Abu Eisa notes that it is gharib and discusses issues in the chain. The explanation should not add details that are not in the text. What can be said is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not treat the body as an item for sale in this report. The hadith also shows how hadith scholars recorded both the wording and the reliability discussion around the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم refused the requested sale mentioned in the report.
- The body was not treated as a trade item in this narration.
- Hadith scholars recorded grading and chain concerns carefully.
- The text should be explained without adding details not stated in it.
