حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَصْبِهَانِيِّ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ مَوْلًی لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَعَ مِنْ عِذْقِ نَخْلَةٍ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْظُرُوا هَلْ لَهُ مِنْ وَارِثٍ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَادْفَعُوهُ إِلَی بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2105
Aishah narrated that a freed slave of the Prophet (s.a.w) fell from foliage on a date-palm and died. So the Prophet (S.A.W) said: See if he has any heirs. They said: No. He said: 'Pay it to someone among the people of the town.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020