Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2291
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالاً وَوَلَدًا وَإِنَّ أَبِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْتَاحَ مَالِي فَقَالَ " أَنْتَ وَمَالُكَ لأَبِيكَ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir ibn ʿAbdullah reported that a man said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I have wealth and children, and my father wants to take all my wealth.’ He replied, ‘You and your wealth belong to your father.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The verb yajtaḥ means to take or consume a person’s property in full; ‘take all my wealth’ conveys the man’s stated concern. The Prophet’s reply is translated as worded.
قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالاً وَوَلَدًا وَإِنَّ أَبِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْتَاحَ مَالِي فَقَالَ " أَنْتَ وَمَالُكَ لأَبِيكَ " .
The verb yajtaḥ suggests taking or consuming the man’s wealth in full; the exact manner of taking is not specified.
Does the concern refer to the father taking all of the man’s property?