أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَةَ عَبْدًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَلَکَ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ قَالَ لَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ يَشْتَرِيهِ مِنِّي فَاشْتَرَاهُ نُعَيْمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَدَوِيُّ بِثَمَانِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَجَائَ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْدَأْ بِنَفْسِکَ فَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْهَا فَإِنْ فَضَلَ شَيْئٌ فَلِأَهْلِکَ فَإِنْ فَضَلَ مِنْ أَهْلِکَ شَيْئٌ فَلِذِي قَرَابَتِکَ فَإِنْ فَضَلَ مِنْ ذِي قَرَابَتِکَ شَيْئٌ فَهَکَذَا وَهَکَذَا وَهَکَذَا يَقُولُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْکَ وَعَنْ يَمِينِکَ وَعَنْ شِمَالِکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4667
It w’as narrated that Jabir said: “A man from Banu ‘Adhrah stated that a slave of his was to be set free after he died. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and he said: ‘Do you have any other property besides him?’ He said: ‘No.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Who will buy him from me?’ Nu’aim bin ‘Abdullah Al AdawI bought him for eight hundred Dirhams, which the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم brought and gave to him (the former owner). Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Start with yourself and give charity to (yourself). If there is anything left over, then give it to your family; if there is anything left over from your family, then give it to your relatives; if there is anything left over from your relatives, then give it to such and such,’ saying ‘In front of you, to your right and to your left.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020