Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2903

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنْ جِبْرِيلَ بْنِ أَحْمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عِنْدِي مِيرَاثَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَزْدِ وَلَسْتُ أَجِدُ أَزْدِيًّا أَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ فَالْتَمِسْ أَزْدِيًّا حَوْلاً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ الْحَوْلِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَجِدْ أَزْدِيًّا أَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَانْطَلِقْ فَانْظُرْ أَوَّلَ خُزَاعِيٍّ تَلْقَاهُ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلَىَّ الرَّجُلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ ‏"‏ انْظُرْ كُبْرَ خُزَاعَةَ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

'Abd Allah ibn Sa'id al-Kindi narrated to us: al-Muharibi narrated to us, from Jibril ibn Ahmar, from 'Abd Allah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘I hold the inheritance of a man from Azd, but I cannot find an Azdi to whom I may deliver it.’ He replied: ‘Go and seek an Azdi for a year.’ The man came to him after a year and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, I could not find an Azdi to whom to deliver it.’ He replied: ‘Go and look for the first man of Khuza'ah you meet and give it to him.’ As the man turned away, the Prophet said: ‘Bring the man back to me.’ When he returned, he said: ‘Look for the senior man of Khuza'ah and give it to him.’