Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2918
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: كَانَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ شَابًّا سَخِيًّا وَكَانَ لَا يُمْسِكُ شَيْئًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُدَانُ حَتَّى أَغَرَقَ مَالَهُ كُلَّهُ فِي الدَّيْنِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَلَّمَهُ لِيُكَلِّمَ غُرَمَاءَهُ فَلَوْ تَرَكُوا لِأَحَدٍ لَتَرَكُوا لِمُعَاذٍ لِأَجْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَاعَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم مَالَهُ حَتَّى قَامَ مُعَاذٌ بِغَيْرِ شَيْءٍ. رَوَاهُ سعيد فِي سنَنه مُرْسلا
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik reported: Mu‘adh ibn Jabal was a generous young man who kept nothing for himself. He continued borrowing until his entire property was swallowed by debt. He went to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and asked him to speak to his creditors. If they were going to leave anything for anyone, they would have left it for Mu‘adh because of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace). But the Messenger of Allah sold Mu‘adh’s property until he was left with nothing. Sa‘id transmitted it in his Sunan as a mursal report. Its listed grading has not been studied (al-Albani).