Hadith 17966

Chapter 19

باب 19

(19) باب مَنْ كَلَّمَ مَوَالِيَ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يُخَفِّفُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ

(19) Chapter: Whoever appealed to the masters to reduce his taxes
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حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غُلاَمًا حَجَّامًا فَحَجَمَهُ، وَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِصَاعٍ أَوْ صَاعَيْنِ، أَوْ مُدٍّ أَوْ مُدَّيْنِ، وَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ فَخُفِّفَ مِنْ ضَرِيبَتِهِ.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent for a slave who had the profession of cupping, and he cupped him. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be paid one or two Sas, or one or two Mudds of foodstuff, and appealed to his masters to reduce his taxes:

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2281

In-book reference: Book 37, Hadith 21

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 36, Hadith 481