Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 152
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ، وَكَانَ لاَ يُولَدُ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: لأَنْ يُولَدَ لِي فِي الإِسْلاَمِ وَلَدٌ سَقْطٌ فَأَحْتَسِبَهُ، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ يكُونَ لِيَ الدُّنْيَا جَمِيعًا وَمَا فِيهَا وَكَانَ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ishaq ibn Yazid narrated to us. He said: Sadaqa ibn Khalid narrated to us. He said: Yazid ibn Abi Maryam narrated to me, from his mother, from Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyya, who had no children. He said: 'For a stillborn child to be born to me while I am in Islam, and for me to entrust its reward to Allah, is dearer to me than possessing the whole world and all that is in it.' Ibn al-Hanzaliyya was among those who pledged allegiance beneath the tree.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
وَلَدٌ سَقْطٌ فَأَحْتَسِبَهُ،
The verb iḥtasaba conveys seeking/reckoning reward with Allah; the English witness says 'resign that child to Allah'.
Which rendering best fits the project's terminology while preserving the devotional sense?
وَكَانَ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ.
The English witness omits the closing note about Ibn al-Hanzaliyya's pledge under the tree.
Should this biographical source detail be retained in English?