حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَکْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ انْطَلَقَ بِهِ أَبُوهُ يَحْمِلُهُ إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اشْهَدْ أَنِّي قَدْ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ مِنْ مَالِي کَذَا وَکَذَا قَالَ فَکُلَّ بَنِيکَ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي نَحَلْتَ النُّعْمَانَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَأَشْهِدْ عَلَی هَذَا غَيْرِي قَالَ أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّکَ أَنْ يَکُونُوا لَکَ فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَائً قَالَ بَلَی قَالَ فَلَا إِذًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2375
It was narrated that Nu'man bin Bashir said that his father took him to the Prophet and said: "Bear witness that I have given Nu'man such and such from my wealth." He said: "Have you given all your children something like that which you have given to Nu'man?" He said: "No." He said: "Then let someone other than me bear witness to that." And he said: "Would you not like all your children to honor you equally?" He said: "Of course." He said: "Then do not do this."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020