Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2518
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ثَلاَثَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَوْنُهُ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُكَاتَبُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ الأَدَاءَ وَالنَّاكِحُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ التَّعَفُّفَ " .
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Abdullah ibn Said both narrated to us: Abu Khalid al-Ahmar narrated to us, from Ibn Ajlan, from Said ibn Abi Said, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are three whom Allah is bound to help: the fighter in the path of Allah, the mukatab who intends to pay what is due, and the one who marries seeking chastity.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Mukatab refers to a slave who has entered into a contract of manumission in return for payment. The Arabic says that Allah has made their aid incumbent upon Himself; the rendering retains that emphatic assurance.