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Sunan Ibn Majah 3719 (Book 33, Hadith 63) #33073
The Power of Friendship

SUMMARY: A man named Suwaibit sold his friend Nu'aiman as a slave, but Abu Bakr followed the buyers and returned Nu'aiman to them.

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "Abu Bakr went out to trade in Busra, one year before the Prophet died, and with him were Nu'aiman and Suwaibit the sons of Harmalah, who had been present at Badr. Nu'aiman was in charge of the provisions, and Suwaibit was a man who joked a lot. He said to Nu'aiman: 'Feed me'. He said: 'Not until Abu Bakr comes'. He said: 'Then I will have to annoy you'. Then they passed by some people, and Suwaibit said to them: 'Will you buy a slave from me?' They said: 'Yes'. He said 'He is a slave who talks a lot and he will tell you, "I am a free man". If you are going to let him go when he says that to you, do not bother buying him'. They said: 'We will buy him from you'. So they bought him from him in return for ten young she-camels, then they brought him and tied a turban or a rope around his neck. Nu'aiman said: 'This man is making fun of you. I am a free man, not a slave'. They said: 'He has already told us about you; and they took him off'. Then Abu Bakr came and he (Suwaibit) told him about that. So he followed those people and returned their camels to them, and took Nu'aiman back. When they came to the Prophet they told him what had happened, and the Prophet and his companions laughed about it for a year".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ زَمْعَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ خَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي تِجَارَةٍ إِلَى بُصْرَى قَبْلَ مَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ بِعَامٍ وَمَعَهُ نُعَيْمَانُ وَسُوَيْبِطُ بْنُ حَرْمَلَةَ وَكَانَا شَهِدَا بَدْرًا وَكَانَ نُعَيْمَانُ عَلَى الزَّادِ وَكَانَ سُوَيْبِطٌ رَجُلاً مَزَّاحًا فَقَالَ لِنُعَيْمَانَ أَطْعِمْنِي ‏.‏ قَالَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلأُغِيظَنَّكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَرُّوا بِقَوْمٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ سُوَيْبِطٌ تَشْتَرُونَ مِنِّي عَبْدًا لِي قَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّهُ عَبْدٌ لَهُ كَلاَمٌ وَهُوَ قَائِلٌ لَكُمْ إِنِّي حُرٌّ ‏.‏ فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِذَا قَالَ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةَ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ فَلاَ تُفْسِدُوا عَلَىَّ عَبْدِي ‏.‏ قَالُوا لاَ بَلْ نَشْتَرِيهِ مِنْكَ ‏.‏ فَاشْتَرَوْهُ مِنْهُ بِعَشْرِ قَلاَئِصَ ثُمَّ أَتَوْهُ فَوَضَعُوا فِي عُنُقِهِ عِمَامَةً أَوْ حَبْلاً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ نُعَيْمَانُ إِنَّ هَذَا يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِكُمْ وَإِنِّي حُرٌّ لَسْتُ بِعَبْدٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا قَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا خَبَرَكَ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِهِ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِذَلِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَاتَّبَعَ الْقَوْمَ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَلاَئِصَ وَأَخَذَ نُعَيْمَانَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ وَأَصْحَابُهُ مِنْهُ حَوْلاً

TOPICS
friendship  *  trade  *  aldostour  *  tijarah  *  hilah  *  sallallahualayhiwasalam  *  humor  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Help your friends when they are in need . Use humor positively . Respect loyalty .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of friendship and how it can be used to help others. It tells the story of two friends, Nu'aiman and Suwaibit, who were travelling with Abu Bakr on a trading journey. On their way, they encountered some people who wanted to buy a slave from Suwaibit. He offered them his friend Nu'aiman as a joke, but they took him seriously and bought him in exchange for ten young she-camels. When Abu Bakr found out what had happened he followed the buyers and returned their camels to them before taking back Nu'aiman with him. The Prophet Muhammad laughed about this incident for an entire year afterwards! This hadith teaches us that friendship is powerful enough to overcome any obstacle or challenge that comes our way; it also shows us that humor can be used in positive ways if done correctly. We should always strive to help our friends when they are in need, no matter what situation we find ourselves in!

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