Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2589
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا سَرَقَ الْعَبْدُ فَبِيعُوهُ وَلَوْ بِنَشٍّ " .
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Abu 'Awanah, from 'Umar ibn Abi Salamah, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a slave steals, sell him, even for a nash.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The witness renders nash as half price; the Arabic source uses the term nash without further explanation.