Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3869
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أَرْضِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَدْ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ مُحْتَاجٌ فَقَالَ " لِمَنْ هَذِهِ الأَرْضُ ". قَالَ لِفُلاَنٍ أَعْطَانِيهَا بِالأَجْرِ. فَقَالَ " لَوْ مَنَحَهَا أَخَاهُ ". فَأَتَى رَافِعٌ الأَنْصَارَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَمْرٍ كَانَ لَكُمْ نَافِعًا وَطَاعَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْفَعُ لَكُمْ.
Ahmad ibn Sulayman reported to us, from ʿUbaydullah, who said: Israʾil narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Muhajir, from Mujahid, from Rafiʿ ibn Khadij, who said: The Prophet ﷺ passed by land belonging to a man of the Ansar whom he knew to be in need. He asked: “Whose land is this?” They said: “It belongs to so-and-so; he gave it to me for rent.” He said: “If only he had granted it to his brother.” Rafiʿ then went to the Ansar and said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has forbidden you something that had benefited you, but obedience to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is more beneficial for you.”
Translation notes
The referent of “whom he knew to be in need” is left as stated in the source.