أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ جَائَ عَبْدٌ فَبَايَعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی الْهِجْرَةِ وَلَا يَشْعُرُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ عَبْدٌ فَجَائَ سَيِّدُهُ يُرِيدُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعْنِيهِ فَاشْتَرَاهُ بِعَبْدَيْنِ أَسْوَدَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُبَايِعْ أَحَدًا حَتَّی يَسْأَلَهُ أَعَبْدٌ هُوَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4199
It was narrated that Jabir said: “A slave came and pledged to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم to emigrate, and the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم did not realize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Sell him to me,’ and he bought him for two black slaves. Then he did not accept the pledge from anyone until he asked: ‘Is he a slave?” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020