Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2537
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَيْرًا، مَوْلَى آبِي اللَّحْمِ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي مَوْلاَىَ أَنْ أُقَدِّدَ، لَحْمًا فَجَاءَ مِسْكِينٌ فَأَطْعَمْتُهُ مِنْهُ فَعَلِمَ بِذَلِكَ مَوْلاَىَ فَضَرَبَنِي فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَعَاهُ فَقَالَ " لِمَ ضَرَبْتَهُ " . فَقَالَ يُطْعِمُ طَعَامِي بِغَيْرِ أَنْ آمُرَهُ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بِغَيْرِ أَمْرِي قَالَ " الأَجْرُ بَيْنَكُمَا " .
Qutaybah reported: Hatim narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Ubayd, who said: I heard Umayr, the freedman of Abi al-Lahm, say: My master ordered me to cure some meat. A poor man came, so I fed him some of it. My master learned of this and beat me. I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who summoned him and said: Why did you beat him? He replied: He is feeding my food without my ordering him. Another version says: without my permission. He said: The reward is between the two of you.
Translation notes
The source gives two versions of the masters explanation, without my ordering him and without my permission; both are retained. The Prophets response says the reward is shared between them without further explanation.