Hadith 6864

Muwatta Malik

موطأ مالك

248
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، جَاءَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ جَرَادَاتٍ، قَتَلَهَا وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِكَعْبٍ تَعَالَ حَتَّى نَحْكُمَ . فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ دِرْهَمٌ . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِكَعْبٍ إِنَّكَ لَتَجِدُ الدَّرَاهِمَ لَتَمْرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ جَرَادَةٍ .


Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a mancame to Umar ibn al-Khattab and asked him about some locusts he hadkilled while he was in ihram. Umar said to Kab, "Come, let's decide."Kab said, "A dirham," and Umar said to Kab, "You can find dirhams. Adate is better than a locust."

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 20, Hadith 245

Arabic reference: Book 20, Hadith 942