حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ زَمْعَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ خَرَجَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ فِي تِجَارَةٍ إِلَی بُصْرَی قَبْلَ مَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَامٍ وَمَعَهُ نُعَيْمَانُ وَسُوَيْبِطُ بْنُ حَرْمَلَةَ وَکَانَا شَهِدَا بَدْرًا وَکَانَ نُعَيْمَانُ عَلَی الزَّادِ وَکَانَ سُوَيْبِطُ رَجُلًا مَزَّاحًا فَقَالَ لِنُعَيْمَانَ أَطْعِمْنِي قَالَ حَتَّی يَجِيئَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ قَالَ فَلَأُغِيظَنَّکَ قَالَ فَمَرُّوا بِقَوْمٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ سُوَيْبِطٌ تَشْتَرُونَ مِنِّي عَبْدًا لِي قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ عَبْدٌ لَهُ کَلَامٌ وَهُوَ قَائِلٌ لَکُمْ إِنِّي حُرٌّ فَإِنْ کُنْتُمْ إِذَا قَالَ لَکُمْ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةَ تَرَکْتُمُوهُ فَلَا تُفْسِدُوا عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي قَالُوا لَا بَلْ نَشْتَرِيهِ مِنْکَ فَاشْتَرَوْهُ مِنْهُ بِعَشْرِ قَلَائِصَ ثُمَّ أَتَوْهُ فَوَضَعُوا فِي عُنُقِهِ عِمَامَةً أَوْ حَبْلًا فَقَالَ نُعَيْمَانُ إِنَّ هَذَا يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِکُمْ وَإِنِّي حُرٌّ لَسْتُ بِعَبْدٍ فَقَالُوا قَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا خَبَرَکَ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِهِ فَجَائَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِذَلِکَ قَالَ فَاتَّبَعَ الْقَوْمَ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ الْقَلَائِصَ وَأَخَذَ نُعَيْمَانَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ قَالَ فَضَحِکَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ مِنْهُ حَوْلًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3719
It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "Abu Bakr went out to trade in Busra, one year before the Prophet(saw) died, and with him were Nu'aiman and Suwaibit the sons of Harmalah, who had been present at Badr. Nu'aiman was in charge of the provisions, and Suwaibit was a man who joked a lot. He said to Nu'aiman: 'Feed me.' He said: 'Not until Abu Bakr comes: He said: 'Then I will have to annoy you: Then they passed by some people, and Suwaibit said to them: 'Will you buy a slave from me?' They said: 'Yes: He said: 'He is a slave who talks a lot and he will tell you, "I am a free man." If you are going to let him go when he says that to you, do not bother buying him.' They said. 'We will buy him from you: So they bought him from him in return for ten young she-camels, then they brought him and tied a turban or a rope around his neck. Nu'aiman said: 'This man is making fun of you. I am a free man, not a slave.' They said: 'He has already told us about you and they took him off: Then Abu Bakr came and he (Suwaibit) told him about that. So he followed those people and returned their camels to them, and tookNu'aiman back. When they came to the Prophet(saw) they told himwhat had happened, and the Prophet(saw) and his Companions laughed about it for a year." (Da'if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020