Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2566
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ بَهْزَ بْنَ حَكِيمٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَأْتِي رَجُلٌ مَوْلاَهُ يَسْأَلُهُ مِنْ فَضْلٍ عِنْدَهُ فَيَمْنَعُهُ إِيَّاهُ إِلاَّ دُعِيَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعٌ أَقْرَعُ يَتَلَمَّظُ فَضْلَهُ الَّذِي مَنَعَ " .
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Ala reported: al-Mutamir narrated to us: I heard Bahz ibn Hakim relate from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whenever a man is approached by his mawla, asking him for some surplus he has, and he denies it to him, he will be summoned on the Day of Resurrection by a bald serpent, licking its lips over the surplus he withheld.
Translation notes
Mawla is retained because it can refer to a client, freed person, or close dependent in this context. The report describes the serpent licking its lips over the withheld surplus.