Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 93
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ انْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَقَالَ: أَكُلَّ وَلَدَكَ نَحَلْتَ؟ قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: فَأَشْهِدْ غَيْرِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَلاَ إِذًا.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Salam related to us: ‘Abd al-A‘la ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la al-Qurashi informed us, from Dawud ibn Abi Hind, from ‘Amir, that al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir related to him that his father set out carrying him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I call you to witness that I have given al-Nu‘man such-and-such.’ He asked, ‘Have you given the same to all your children?’ He replied, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Then call someone other than me to witness it.’ Then he said, ‘Would it not please you for them to be equal in dutifulness?’ He replied, ‘Indeed.’ He said, ‘Then do not do that.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً
The phrase may refer to the children being equally dutiful or to the father treating them equally in kindness; the Arabic wording is compact.
Does البر here refer to the children’s dutifulness toward their father or to his equitable treatment of them?