Mishkat al-Masabih 3346
Maintenance, and a Slave’s Rights - Section 1
وَعَن عبد الله بن عَمْرو جَاءَهُ قَهْرَمَانٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَعْطَيْتَ الرَّقِيقَ قُوتَهُمْ؟ قَالَ: لَا قَالَ: فَانْطَلِقْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَفَى بِالرَّجُلِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يَحْبِسَ عَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ قُوتَهُ». وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ». رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation
‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr told that a steward of his came to him and he asked him whether he had given the slaves their food. When he replied that he had not, he told him to go and give it to them, for God’s Messenger had said, “It is a serious enough fault for a man to withhold his food from one whom he possesses.” A version has, “It is a serious enough fault for a man to destroy one he is bound to sustain.” Muslim transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Hasangraded on abudawud:1692 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | Soundgraded on muslim:996 | hadithunlocked |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Sahihgraded on abudawud:1692 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Sahihgraded on abudawud:1692 | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Goodgraded on abudawud:1692 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Shahih Muslim 996كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو إِذْ جَاءَهُ قَهْرَمَانٌ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ أَعْطَيْتَ الرَّقِيقَ قُوتَهُمْ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يَحْبِسَ ع
- Sunan Abu Dawud 1692كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ
- Bulughul Maram 1154وَهُوَ عِنْدَ مُسْلِمٍ بِلَفْظِ: "أَنْ يَحْبِسَ عَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ قُوتَهُ".