Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2517
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ أَبِي قُرَّةَ السَّدُوسِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْقِلُهَا وَأَتَوَكَّلُ أَوْ أُطْلِقُهَا وَأَتَوَكَّلُ قَالَ " اعْقِلْهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ " . قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَهَذَا عِنْدِي حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوُ هَذَا .
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Anas ibn Malik reported that a man asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, should I tie it and trust in Allah, or leave it untied and trust in Allah?’ He replied, ‘Tie it and trust in Allah.’ Amr ibn Ali reported that Yahya al-Qattan considered this report munkar. Abu Isa described it as gharīb from Anas, known only through this route, and noted a similar report from Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The pronoun refers to an animal, understood from the wording and established context; the source unit itself does not name it. The report preserves differing assessments: Yahya al-Qattan calls it munkar, while Abu Isa calls it gharīb and notes a similar narration by another Companion.