English narration
Narrated by عم عمارة بن خزيمة الأنصاري
Narrated Uncle of Umarah ibn Khuzaymah: The Prophet ﷺ bought a horse from a Bedouin. The Prophet ﷺ took him with him to pay him the price of his horse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked quickly and the Bedouin walked slowly. The people stopped the Bedouin and began to bargain with him for the horse as and they did not know that the Prophet ﷺ had bought it. The Bedouin called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: If you want this horse, (then buy it), otherwise I shall sell it. The Prophet ﷺ stopped when he heard the call of the Bedouin, and said: Have I not bought it from you? The Bedouin said: I swear by Allah, I have not sold it to you. The Prophet ﷺ said: Yes, I have bought it from you. The Bedouin began to say: Bring a witness. Khuzaymah ibn Thabit then said: I bear witness that you have bought it. The Prophet ﷺ turned to Khuzaymah and said: On what (grounds) do you bear witness? He said: By considering you trustworthy, Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The Prophet ﷺ made the witness of Khuzaymah equivalent to the witness of two people.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، أَنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ ، أَنَّ عَمَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ ، وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ "
ابْتَاعَ فَرَسًا مِنْ أَعْرَابِيٍّ ، فَاسْتَتْبَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيَقْضِيَهُ ثَمَنَ فَرَسِهِ ، فَأَسْرَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَشْيَ وَأَبْطَأَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ ، فَطَفِقَ رِجَالٌ يَعْتَرِضُونَ الْأَعْرَابِيَّ فَيُسَاوِمُونَهُ بِالْفَرَسِ ، وَلَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْتَاعَهُ ، فَنَادَى الْأَعْرَابِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنْ كُنْتَ مُبْتَاعًا هَذَا الْفَرَسِ وَإِلَّا بِعْتُهُ ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ سَمِعَ نِدَاءَ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ ، فَقَالَ : أَوْ لَيْسَ قَدِ ابْتَعْتُهُ مِنْكَ ، فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ : لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِعْتُكَهُ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : بَلَى ، قَدِ ابْتَعْتُهُ مِنْكَ ، فَطَفِقَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ يَقُولُ : هَلُمَّ شَهِيدًا ، فَقَالَ خُزَيْمَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ : أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَايَعْتَهُ ، فَأَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى خُزَيْمَةَ ، فَقَالَ : بِمَ تَشْهَدُ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : بِتَصْدِيقِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَهَادَةَ خُزَيْمَةَ بِشَهَادَةِ رَجُلَيْنِ
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