Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 160
حَدَّثَنَا عِصَامُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ هَانِئٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: الْكَنُودُ: الَّذِي يَمْنَعُ رِفْدَهُ، وَيَنْزِلُ وَحْدَهُ، وَيَضْرِبُ عَبْدَهُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Isam ibn Khalid narrated to us. He said: Hariz ibn Uthman narrated to us, from Ibn Hani, from Abu Umama. I heard him say: 'The ungrateful miser is one who withholds his generosity, lodges alone, and beats his servant.'
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
الْكَنُودُ: الَّذِي يَمْنَعُ رِفْدَهُ، وَيَنْزِلُ وَحْدَهُ،
Kanud and rifd can carry broader senses of ingratitude, aid, hospitality, or generosity; yanزل وحده may imply lodging without company or refusing to host.
Which contextual senses should govern these phrases in the translation?