Hadith
Sahih Muslim #3980
The Book of Musaqah· كتاب المساقاة
sahih_muslim:3980حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، سَمِعْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ اسْتَسْلَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَكْرًا . بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ أَحْسَنُهُمْ قَضَاءً " .
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took as a loan (the rest of the hadith is the same), but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said: Good amongst the servants of Allah is he who is best in paying off the debt.
Chain 1·7 narrators
6
استسلف رسول الله بكرا بمثله غير← Oldest
استسلف رسول الله بكرا بمثله غير
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
5
أبي رافع مولى رسول الله
أبي رافع مولى رسول الله
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
4
عطاء بن يسار
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “أخبرنا”
narrated to
3
زيد بن أسلم
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “سمعت”
narrated to
2
محمد بن جعفر
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
خالد بن مخلد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Abu Kuraib← Compiler
أبو كريب
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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