Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2200
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، وَثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ غَلاَ السِّعْرُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ غَلاَ السِّعْرُ فَسَعِّرْ لَنَا . فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّازِقُ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ أَلْقَى رَبِّي وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَطْلُبُنِي بِمَظْلَمَةٍ فِي دَمٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; Hajjaj narrated to us; Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Qatadah, Humayd, and Thabit, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: Prices rose during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so they said, “Messenger of Allah, prices have risen; set prices for us.” He replied: “Allah is the One who sets prices, constricts and expands provision, and provides. I hope to meet my Lord with no one demanding redress from me for an injustice involving life or wealth.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُسَعِّرُ الْقَابِضُ الْبَاسِطُ الرَّازِقُ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ أَلْقَى رَبِّي وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَطْلُبُنِي بِمَظْلَمَةٍ فِي دَمٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ " .
The divine names al-Qabid and al-Basit are rendered contextually as the One who constricts and expands provision; mazlamah is an unjustly withheld or violated right.
Does “constricts and expands provision” convey the paired terms without over-specifying their object?