Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 161
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، وَحَمَّادٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَمَرَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ أَنْ يَسْنُوَ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهُ، فَنَامَ الْغُلاَمُ، فَجَاءَ بِشُعْلَةٍ مِنْ نَارٍ فَأَلْقَاهَا فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَتَرَدَّى الْغُلاَمُ فِي بِئْرٍ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَتَى عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَرَأَى الَّذِي فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَأَعْتَقَهُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Hajjaj ibn Minhal narrated to us. He said: Hammad ibn Salama narrated to us, from Ali ibn Zayd, from Said ibn al-Musayyab; and Hammad, from Habib and Humayd, from al-Hasan: A man ordered his young servant to draw water at his camel. The servant fell asleep, so the man brought a burning brand and threw it at his face. The servant fell into a well. When morning came, he went to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. Umar saw the injury on his face and set him free.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، وَحَمَّادٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ
The report presents parallel transmission paths with repeated Hammad, but the punctuation does not fully clarify the branching.
Can the chain branching be confirmed from a specialized isnad edition?
أَنْ يَسْنُوَ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهُ،
The verb refers to drawing/watering by means of a camel, but the exact task is elliptical.
Should this be rendered as drawing water for the camel or using it to operate the well?