Chapter

The Book of Presents

كتاب النحل

Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ بَشِيرًا، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ نِحْلَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَعْطَيْتَ لإِخْوَتِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَارْدُدْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Hisham bin 'Urwah, from his father, that Bashir came to the Prophet and said:

"O Prophet of Allah, I have given An-Nu'man a present." He said: "Have you given something to his brothers?" He said: "No." He said: "Then take it back."