Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2458
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ سَاعِيًا فَأَتَى رَجُلاً فَأَتَاهُ فَصِيلاً مَخْلُولاً فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " بَعَثْنَا مُصَدِّقَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِنَّ فُلاَنًا أَعْطَاهُ فَصِيلاً مَخْلُولاً اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُبَارِكْ فِيهِ وَلاَ فِي إِبِلِهِ " . فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ فَجَاءَ بِنَاقَةٍ حَسْنَاءَ فَقَالَ أَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِلَى نَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِيهِ وَفِي إِبِلِهِ " .
Harun ibn Zayd ibn Yazid—meaning Ibn Abi al-Zarqa—reported: My father narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Asim ibn Kulayb, from his father, from Wa il ibn Hujr, that the Prophet ﷺ sent a zakah collector. He came to a man, who brought him a young camel described as makhlul. The Prophet ﷺ said: We sent a collector appointed by Allah and His Messenger, and so-and-so gave him a young camel described as makhlul. O Allah, do not bless him or his camels. This reached the man, and he came with a beautiful she-camel, saying: I repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and to His Messenger ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ said: O Allah, bless him and his camels.
Translation notes
The Arabic clarifies that Harun ibn Zayd ibn Yazid means Ibn Abi al-Zarqa. The word makhlul is retained because its precise sense here is unclear.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ سَاعِيًا فَأَتَى رَجُلاً فَأَتَاهُ فَصِيلاً مَخْلُولاً فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " بَعَثْنَا مُصَدِّقَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِنَّ فُلاَنًا أَعْطَاهُ فَصِيلاً مَخْلُولاً اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُبَارِكْ فِيهِ وَلاَ فِي إِبِلِهِ " .
The adjective makhlul used for the young camel is unclear in this source context.
What is the precise sense of makhlul here, and should it be translated as an animal condition or left as a transliterated term?