Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 30:1466
Musnad Ahmad 30:1466
Musnad Abu Hurairah (RA)
مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه
Hadith 30:1466
Yunus ibn Muhammad narrated to us, Layth—meaning Ibn Sa’d—narrated to us, from Ja’far ibn Rabi’ah, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hurmuz, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), that he mentioned: "A man from the Children of Israel asked another man from the Children of Israel to lend him a thousand dinars. He said, 'Bring me witnesses so I may have them witness it.' He replied, 'Allah is sufficient as a witness.' He said, 'Bring me a guarantor.' He replied, 'Allah is sufficient as a guarantor.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth.' So he handed them over to him for a specified term. The man went out to sea and fulfilled his need. Then he sought a ship to return to him by the term he had appointed, but he could not find a ship. So he took a piece of wood, hollowed it out, and placed the thousand dinars inside it, along with a letter to its owner. Then he sealed its opening and brought it to the sea. He said, 'O Allah, You know that I borrowed a thousand dinars from so-and-so. He asked me for a guarantor, and I said, "Allah is sufficient as a guarantor," and he was satisfied with You. He asked me for a witness, and I said, "Allah is sufficient as a witness," and he was satisfied with You. I have striven to find a ship to send him what he gave me, but I could not find a ship. I entrust it to You.' Then he threw it into the sea until it sank into it, and he turned away, still looking for a ship to travel to his land. The man who had lent him the money went out looking, hoping a ship might bring him his wealth. Suddenly, he found the piece of wood that contained the money. He took it to his family as firewood. When he broke it, he found the money and the letter. Then the man who had borrowed the money arrived and brought him a thousand dinars. He said, 'By Allah, I have been striving to find a ship to bring you your wealth, but I did not find a ship before the one I arrived on.' He asked, 'Did you send me anything?' He replied, 'Did I not tell you that I did not find a ship before this one I arrived on?' He said, 'Indeed, Allah has paid on your behalf that which you sent in the piece of wood, so depart with your thousand dinars, rightly guided.'"
حدثنا يونس بن محمد، حدثنا ليث يعني ابن سعد، عن جعفر بن ربيعة، عن عبد الرحمن بن هرمز، عن أبي هريرة، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أنه ذكر: " أن رجلا من بني إسرائيل سأل بعض بني إسرائيل أن يسلفه ألف دينار، قال: ائتني بشهداء أشهدهم، قال: كفى بالله شهيدا، قال: ائتني بكفيل، قال: كفى بالله كفيلا ، قال: صدقت، فدفعها إليه إلى أجل مسمى، فخرج في البحر فقضى حاجته، ثم التمس مركبا، يقدم عليه للأجل الذي أجله، فلم يجد مركبا، فأخذ خشبة فنقرها، فأدخل فيها ألف دينار، وصحيفة معها إلى صاحبها، ثم زجج موضعها، ثم أتى بها البحر، ثم قال: اللهم إنك قد علمت أني استسلفت فلانا ألف دينار، فسألني كفيلا، فقلت: كفى بالله كفيلا، فرضي بك، وسألني شهيدا، فقلت: كفى بالله شهيدا، فرضي بك، وإني قد جهدت أن أجد مركبا أبعث إليه بالذي أعطاني ، فلم أجد مركبا، وإني استودعتكها، فرمى بها في البحر حتى ولجت فيه، ثم انصرف، وهو في ذلك يطلب مركبا يخرج إلى بلده، فخرج الرجل الذي كان أسلفه ينظر لعل مركبا يجيئه بماله، فإذا بالخشبة التي فيها المال، فأخذها لأهله حطبا، فلما كسرها وجد المال، والصحيفة، ثم قدم الرجل الذي كان تسلف منه، فأتاه بألف دينار، وقال: والله ما زلت جاهدا في طلب مركب لآتيك بمالك، فما وجدت مركبا قبل الذي أتيت فيه، قال: هل كنت بعثت إلي بشيء؟ قال: ألم أخبرك أني لم أجد مركبا قبل هذا الذي جئت فيه، قال: فإن الله قد أدى عنك الذي بعثت به في الخشبة، فانصرف بألفك راشدا "