Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1194
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِمْرَانَ، عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: مَنْ بَاتَ عَلَى إِنْجَارٍ فَوَقَعَ مِنْهُ فَمَاتَ، بَرِئَتْ مِنْهُ الذِّمَّةُ، وَمَنْ رَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ حِينَ يَرْتَجُّ، يَعْنِي: يَغْتَلِمُ، فَهَلَكَ بَرِئَتْ مِنْهُ الذِّمَّةُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: al-Harith ibn ‘Ubayd related to us: Abu ‘Imran related to me, from Zuhayr, from a man among the Companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, from the Prophet, who said: ‘Whoever spends the night on an injar and falls from it and dies, the dhimmah is absolved of responsibility for him. Whoever boards a ship at sea when it is surging—that is, when it is violently agitated—and perishes, the dhimmah is absolved of responsibility for him.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَلَى إِنْجَارٍ فَوَقَعَ مِنْهُ
The term إنجار denotes a raised architectural surface or roof-like structure; its precise construction is uncertain.
What English term best identifies إنجار in this report?
بَرِئَتْ مِنْهُ الذِّمَّةُ
The report’s use of dhimmah can refer to liability or a guarantee of protection; its exact scope is not specified.
What is the best contextual rendering of الذمة in these two clauses?