Hadith 1659

Chapter 70

باب 70

(70) بَابُ جَارِ الْيَهُودِيِّ

(70) Chapter: A Jewish neighbour
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، وَغُلاَمُهُ يَسْلُخُ شَاةً، فَقَالَ: يَا غُلاَمُ، إِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَابْدَأْ بِجَارِنَا الْيَهُودِيِّ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: الْيَهُودِيُّ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ؟ قَالَ: إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوصِي بِالْجَارِ، حَتَّى خَشِينَا أَوْ رُئِينَا أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ.


Mujahid said, "I was with 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr while his slave was skinninga sheep. He said, 'Boy! When you finish, start with the Jewish neighbour.'A man there exclaimed, 'Jewish? May Allah correct you!' He replied, 'I heardthe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recommendthat we treat our neighbours well until we feared (or we thought) that hewould order us to make them our heirs.'"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 128

In-book reference: Book 6, Hadith 28

English translation: Book 6, Hadith 128