Hadith 37256

Chapter 90

باب 90

(90) بَابُ أَدَبِ الْخَادِمِ

(90) Chapter: Disciplining the servant
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قُسَيْطٍ قَالَ: أَرْسَلَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ بِوَرِقٍ، فَصَرَفَهُ، فَأَنْظَرَ بِالصَّرْفِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَجَلَدَهُ جَلْدًا وَجِيعًا وَقَالَ: اذْهَبْ، فَخُذِ الَّذِي لِي، وَلاَ تَصْرِفْهُ.


Yazid ibn 'Abdullah said, "'Abdullah ibn 'Umar sent a slave ofhis with some gold - or silver - and he changed it and deferredthe exchange (i.e. he changed gold into silver or vice versa and did nottake the money straightaway. This is haram.) Then he went back to Ibn 'Umarwho gave him a painful beating. He said, 'Go and take what is mine anddo not exchange it!'"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 170

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 15

English translation: Book 9, Hadith 170