Sunan Abi Dawud 2879

Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Mahri narrated to us: Ibn Wahb narrated to us: al-Layth informed me, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, from the written deed of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). 'Abd al-Hamid ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab copied it for me. It began: ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. This is what 'Abd Allah 'Umar wrote concerning Thamgh.’ The narrator then recounted an account like that of Nafi'. He added: ‘without accumulating wealth for himself; whatever surplus fruit Thamgh yields is for the petitioner and the deprived.’ He continued the account and said: ‘If the administrator of Thamgh wishes, he may buy an enslaved worker from its produce to work there.’ Mu'ayqib wrote the deed, and 'Abd Allah ibn al-Arqam witnessed it. It continued: ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. This is the bequest made by 'Abd Allah 'Umar, Commander of the Faithful, should anything befall him: Thamgh, the estate of Sirmah ibn al-Akwa', the enslaved worker there, the one hundred shares at Khaybar and its enslaved worker, and the one hundred shares that Muhammad (ﷺ) granted me in the valley—all are to remain under Hafsah's administration for as long as she lives. Then a person of sound judgment from her family is to administer them. They are not to be sold or bought; their proceeds are to be spent as the administrator sees fit on petitioners, the deprived, and relatives. There is no blame on the administrator if he eats from it, feeds others, or buys an enslaved worker from it.’’