Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 47

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَنَفِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا كُلَيْبُ بْنُ مَنْفَعَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ جَدِّي‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَنْ أَبَرُّ‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ، وَأُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ، وَمَوْلاَكَ الَّذِي يَلِي ذَاكَ، حَقٌّ وَاجِبٌ، وَرَحِمٌ مَوْصُولَةٌ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Musa ibn Isma'il narrated to us. He said: Damdam ibn Amr al-Hanafi narrated to us. He said: Kulayb ibn Manfa narrated to us: My grandfather said, 'Messenger of Allah, toward whom should I show dutifulness?' He replied, 'Your mother and your father, your sister and your brother, then your mawla (client), who comes next. This is an obligatory right, and a kinship tie to be maintained.'

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَنَفِيُّ،

    The English witness omits the first two transmitters.

    Should the complete Arabic chain be retained in English?

  • وَمَوْلاَكَ الَّذِي يَلِي ذَاكَ،

    Mawla can denote a client or patron/ally in this context.

    Which sense is supported by the edition's terminology policy?