Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 170
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قُسَيْطٍ قَالَ: أَرْسَلَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ بِوَرِقٍ، فَصَرَفَهُ، فَأَنْظَرَ بِالصَّرْفِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَجَلَدَهُ جَلْدًا وَجِيعًا وَقَالَ: اذْهَبْ، فَخُذِ الَّذِي لِي، وَلاَ تَصْرِفْهُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ahmad ibn Isa narrated to us. He said: Abd Allah ibn Wahb narrated to us. He said: Makhrama ibn Bukayr informed me, from his father, who said: I heard Yazid ibn Abd Allah ibn Qusayt say: Abd Allah ibn Umar sent a servant of his with gold or silver. The servant exchanged it and deferred the exchange. When he returned, Ibn Umar beat him severely and said, 'Go, take back what is mine, and do not make an exchange.'
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
فَصَرَفَهُ، فَأَنْظَرَ بِالصَّرْفِ،
The wording indicates an exchange followed by deferment, but does not spell out the exact transaction terms.
Can the economic sense of anẓara bi-l-ṣarf be clarified without adding an unstated object or ruling?