Hadith 18785

Chapter 35

باب 35

(35) باب فِي قَوْلِهِ { غَيْرِ أُولِي الإِرْبَةِ }

(1537) Chapter: Regarding The Statement Of Allah: "Old Male Servants Who Lack Vigour" (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ إِذًا يَمُوتُ مِنَ الْجُوعِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَيَسْأَلَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَ .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Auza'i through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
He was told: Messenger of Allah, in that case he will of starvation. So he allowed him to visit (the cit) twice a week so that he might ask for food and go back. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 4110 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 34, Hadith 91 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 33, Hadith 4098 (ES)