Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2952
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الرجل جَبَّار وَالنَّار جَبَّار» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ‘A man is jubar [not liable for accidental damage], and fire is jubar [not liable for damage].’ Abu Dawud transmitted it. Its listed grading has not been studied (al-Albani).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
الرجل جَبَّار وَالنَّار جَبَّار
The legal term جبار is obscure here; it may mean that damage is uncompensated or that no liability attaches, but the source gives no explanation.
What is the intended legal sense of جبار in this report? The translation gives a tentative gloss and retains the Arabic term.