Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 37

كِتَاب الْإِجَارَةِ

The Book of Hiring

27 hadith · 21 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ اسْتِئْجَارِ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ:(1) Chapter. To hire a pious man.22- بَابُ رَعْيِ الْغَنَمِ عَلَى قَرَارِيطَ:(2) Chapter. To shepherd sheep for Qirat.33- بَابُ اسْتِئْجَارِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عِنْدَ الضَّرُورَةِ أَوْ إِذَا لَمْ يُوجَدْ أَهْلُ الإِسْلاَمِ:(3) Chapter. The employment of Mushrikun (by Muslims) if necessary, or if no Muslim is available for that purpose.44- بَابُ إِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا لِيَعْمَلَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ بَعْدَ شَهْرٍ أَوْ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ جَازَ، وَهُمَا عَلَى شَرْطِهِمَا الَّذِي اشْتَرَطَاهُ إِذَا جَاءَ الأَجَلُ:(4) Chapter. It is legal if somebody hires someone to work for him after three days, or after one month or after a year. When that period elapses they should carry out their contract.55- بَابُ الأَجِيرِ فِي الْغَزْوِ:(5) Chapter. Employing labourers for services in holy battles.67- بَابُ إِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا عَلَى أَنْ يُقِيمَ حَائِطًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ جَازَ:(7) Chapter. It is permissible for one to employ someone to repair a wall which is about to collapse.78- بَابُ الإِجَارَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ:(8) Chapter. Employment up to midday.89- بَابُ الإِجَارَةِ إِلَى صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ:(9) Chapter. Employment up to the Asr.910- بَابُ إِثْمِ مَنْ مَنَعَ أَجْرَ الأَجِيرِ:(10) Chapter. The sin of him who withholds the wages of employee.1011- بَابُ الإِجَارَةِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ:(11) Chapter. Employment from Asr till night.1112- بَابُ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا فَتَرَكَ أَجْرَهُ، فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرُ فَزَادَ، أَوْ مَنْ عَمِلَ فِي مَالِ غَيْرِهِ فَاسْتَفْضَلَ:(12) Chapter. Whosover employed a labourer (and after comleting the work) the labourer left the wages and went away. The employer invested that money in some way and increased it thereby, or whoever invested somebody else’s money in business and increased it thereby.1213- بَابُ مَنْ آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ لِيَحْمِلَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ. ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ وَأُجْرَةِ الْحَمَّالِ:(13) Chapter. One who employs himself to carry loads on his back and then gives in charity from his wages, and (what is said about) the wages of porters.1314- بَابُ أَجْرِ السَّمْسَرَةِ:(14) Chapter. Wages of a broker.1415- بَابُ هَلْ يُؤَاجِرُ الرَّجُلُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ مُشْرِكٍ فِي أَرْضِ الْحَرْبِ:(15) Chapter. Is it permissible for a Muslim to work as an employee for Mushrikun in a land of infidelity?1516- بَابُ مَا يُعْطَى فِي الرُّقْيَةِ عَلَى أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ:(16) Chapter. What is paid for Ruqya (i.e., Divine Speech recited as a means of curing diseases) with Surat Al-Fatiha, when practised over an Arab tribe.1617- بَابُ ضَرِيبَةِ الْعَبْدِ، وَتَعَاهُدِ ضَرَائِبِ الإِمَاءِ:(17) Chapter. The taxes imposed on the slaves by their masters; and the leniency in imposing taxes on female slaves.1718- بَابُ خَرَاجِ الْحَجَّامِ:(18) Chapter. The wages of one who has the profession of cupping.1819- بَابُ مَنْ كَلَّمَ مَوَالِيَ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يُخَفِّفُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ:(19) Chapter. Whoever appealed to the masters of a slave to reduce his taxes.1920- بَابُ كَسْبِ الْبَغِيِّ وَالإِمَاءِ:(20) Chapter. The earnings of prostitutes and female-slaves.2021- بَابُ عَسْبِ الْفَحْلِ:(21) Chapter. (Charging for) the semen of a male animal, (i.e., copulation of animals).2122- بَابُ إِذَا اسْتَأْجَرَ أَرْضًا فَمَاتَ أَحَدُهُمَا:(22) Chapter. If somebody rents land and he or the owner of the land dies (will the contract be cancelled)?

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 2260الْخَازِنُ الْأَمِينُ الَّذِي يُؤَدِّي مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ طَيِّبَةً نَفْسُهُ أَحَدُ الْمُتَصَدِّقَيْنِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner).5 narratorsBukhari · 2261لَنْ ، أَوْ لَا نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُI went to the Prophet (ﷺ) with two men from Ash'ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that they want employment." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."6 narratorsBukhari · 2262مَا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيًّا إِلَّا رَعَى الْغَنَمَ ، فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُهُ : وَأَنْتَ ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ ، كُنْتُ أَرْعَاهَا عَلَى قَرَارِيطَ لِأَهْلِ مَكَّةَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions asked him, "Did you do the same?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qi4 narratorsBukhari · 2263وَاسْتَأْجَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي الدِّيلِ ، ثُمَّ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ هَادِيًا خِرِّيتًا ، الْخِرِّيتُ الْمَاهِرُ بِالْهِدَايَةِ ، قَدْ غَمَسَ يَمِينThe Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the t6 narratorsBukhari · 2264وَاسْتَأْجَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي الدِّيلِ هَادِيًا خِرِّيتًا وَهُوَ عَلَى دِينِ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ ، فَدَفَعَا إِلَيْهِ رَاحِلَتَيْهِمَا وَوَاعَدَاهُ غَارَ (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil as an expert guide who was a pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr 6 narratorsBukhari · 2265غَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ ، فَكَانَ مِنْ أَوْثَقِ أَعْمَالِي فِي نَفْسِي ، فَكَانَ لِي أَجِيرٌ ، فَقَاتَلَ إِنْسَانًا فَعَضَّ أَحَدُهُمَا ، إِصْبَعَ صَاحِبِهِ فَانْتَزَI fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk) along with the Prophet (ﷺ) and in my opinion that was the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's fin6 narratorsBukhari · 2266قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ : وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ بِمِثْلِ هَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا عَضَّ يَدَ رَجُلٍ ، فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ ، فَأَهْدَرَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّI fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk) along with the Prophet (ﷺ) and in my opinion that was the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's fin3 narratorsBukhari · 2267فَانْطَلَقَا ، فَوَجَدَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ ، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ : بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَقَامَ ، قَالَ يَعْلَى : حَسِبْتُ أَنْ سَعِيدًا ، قَالَ : فَمَسَحَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَاسْتَقَامَ ، لَوْ شِئْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall." Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then rai8 narratorsBukhari · 2268حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَثَلُكُمْ وَمَثThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your example and the example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me from mornin5 narratorsBukhari · 2269حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Your example and the example of Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed some laborers to whom he said, 'Who will work for me up to midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews c4 narratorsBukhari · 2270حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'I will be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of Resurrection -1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but proves treacherous; -2. One who sells a free person and eats his 5 narratorsBukhari · 2271مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْيَهُودِ ، وَالنَّصَارَى ، كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ عَمَلًا ، يَوْمًا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ عَلَى أَجْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ ، فَعَمِلُوا لَهُ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ، فَقَالُوا : لThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We5 narrators