Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2251
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ لَيْثٍ، صَاحِبُ الْكَرَابِيسِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي الْعَدَّاءُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ هَوْذَةَ أَلاَ نُقْرِئُكَ كِتَابًا كَتَبَهُ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ . قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى . فَأَخْرَجَ لِي كِتَابًا فَإِذَا فِيهِ " هَذَا مَا اشْتَرَى الْعَدَّاءُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ هَوْذَةَ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ اشْتَرَى مِنْهُ عَبْدًا أَوْ أَمَةً لاَ دَاءَ وَلاَ غَائِلَةَ وَلاَ خِبْثَةَ بَيْعَ الْمُسْلِمِ لِلْمُسْلِمِ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Abbad ibn Layth, an associate of al-Karabisi, narrated to us; Abd al-Majid ibn Wahb narrated to us. He said: al-Adda ibn Khalid ibn Hawdhah said to me, “Shall I read you a document the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote for me?” I said, “Yes.” He brought out a document for me, and it read: “This is what al-Adda ibn Khalid ibn Hawdhah bought from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He bought from him an enslaved man or woman, free of illness, concealed defect, and dishonesty. This is a Muslim’s sale to a Muslim.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
فَأَخْرَجَ لِي كِتَابًا فَإِذَا فِيهِ " هَذَا مَا اشْتَرَى الْعَدَّاءُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ هَوْذَةَ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ اشْتَرَى مِنْهُ عَبْدًا أَوْ أَمَةً لاَ دَاءَ وَلاَ غَائِلَةَ وَلاَ خِبْثَةَ بَيْعَ الْمُسْلِمِ لِلْمُسْلِمِ " .
The contract lists lā dāʾ, lā ghāʾilah, and lā khibthah as assurances about the enslaved person; ghāʾilah and khibthah are uncommon terms whose exact distinctions are uncertain.
Do “concealed defect” and “dishonesty” adequately distinguish ghāʾilah and khibthah in this sale document?
صَاحِبُ الْكَرَابِيسِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ،
Sahib al-karabisi is retained as an association with al-Karabisi; the phrase may also function as an occupational descriptor.
Does “an associate of al-Karabisi” preserve sahib without assuming a formal role?