Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 40

كِتَاب الْوَكَالَةِ

The Book of Representation

20 hadith · 15 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ وَكَالَةُ الشَّرِيكِ الشَّرِيكَ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا:(1) Chapter. A partner can deputize for another while distributing things etc.22- بَابُ إِذَا وَكَّلَ الْمُسْلِمُ حَرْبِيًّا فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ، أَوْ فِي دَارِ الإِسْلاَمِ، جَازَ:(2) Chapter. If a Muslim deputizes a non-Muslim warrior in the country infidelity in a Muslim state, the contract is valid.33- بَابُ الْوَكَالَةِ فِي الصَّرْفِ وَالْمِيزَانِ:(3) Chapter. To deputize one in exchanging money and weighing goods.44- بَابُ إِذَا أَبْصَرَ الرَّاعِي أَوِ الْوَكِيلُ شَاةً تَمُوتُ أَوْ شَيْئًا يَفْسُدُ ذَبَحَ وَأَصْلَحَ مَا يَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ الْفَسَادَ:(4) Chapter. If a shepherd or a deputy saw dying sheep or something which is going to be spoiled, he is allowed to slaughter the sheep and save the thing liable to be spoiled.55- بَابُ وَكَالَةُ الشَّاهِدِ وَالْغَائِبِ جَائِزَةٌ:(5) Chapter. It is permissible to depute a person whether he is present or absent.66- بَابُ الْوَكَالَةِ فِي قَضَاءِ الدُّيُونِ:(6) Chapter. To depute a person to repay debts.77- بَابُ إِذَا وَهَبَ شَيْئًا لِوَكِيلٍ أَوْ شَفِيعِ قَوْمٍ جَازَ:(7) Chapter. It is a permissible for one to give a gift to a deputy (of some people) or to their intercessor.88- بَابُ إِذَا وَكَّلَ رَجُلٌ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يُبَيِّنْ كَمْ يُعْطِي، فَأَعْطَى عَلَى مَا يَتَعَارَفُهُ النَّاسُ:(8) Chapter. If someone deputes a person to give something but does not mention how much to give, it is permissible for the deputy to distribute it amongst the people according to the conventional custom.99- بَابُ وَكَالَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ الإِمَامَ فِي النِّكَاحِ:(9) Chapter. A woman can depute the ruler in the matter of marriage.1011- بَابُ إِذَا بَاعَ الْوَكِيلُ شَيْئًا فَاسِدًا فَبَيْعُهُ مَرْدُودٌ:(11) Chapter. If a deputy sells something (in an illegal manner), the transaction is invalid.1112- بَابُ الْوَكَالَةِ فِي الْوَقْفِ وَنَفَقَتِهِ، وَأَنْ يُطْعِمَ صَدِيقًا لَهُ وَيَأْكُلَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ:(12) Chapter. The deputyship for managing the Waqf (religious endowment) and the expenses of the trustee. The trustee can provide his friends and can eat from it reasonably (according to his work).1213- بَابُ الْوَكَالَةِ فِي الْحُدُودِ:(13) Chapter. To depute a person to carry out a (legal) Allah’s ordained punishment.1314- بَابُ الْوَكَالَةِ فِي الْبُدْنِ وَتَعَاهُدِهَا:(14) Chapter. To depute someone to sacrifice Budn (camels for sacrifice) and to look after them.1415- بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِوَكِيلِهِ ضَعْهُ حَيْثُ أَرَاكَ اللَّهُ. وَقَالَ الْوَكِيلُ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا قُلْتَ:(15) Chapter. If a person tells his deputy, "Spend it as Allah directs you, "and the deputy says, "I have heard what you have said."1516- بَابُ وَكَالَةِ الأَمِينِ فِي الْخِزَانَةِ وَنَحْوِهَ(16) Chapter. To depute a trustworthy treasurer for the treasury and similar things.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 2299أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِجِلَالِ الْبُدْنِ الَّتِي نُحِرَتْ وَبِجُلُودِهَاAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered me to distribute the saddles and skins of the Budn which I had slaughtered.6 narratorsBukhari · 2300أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْطَاهُ غَنَمًا يَقْسِمُهَا عَلَى صَحَابَتِهِ ، فَبَقِيَ عَتُودٌ ، فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : ضَحِّ بِهِ أَنْتَthat the Prophet (ﷺ) had given him sheep to distribute among his companions and a male kid was left (after the distribution). When he informed the Prophet (ﷺ) of it, he said (to him), "Offer it as a sacrifice on your beh5 narratorsBukhari · 2301كَاتَبْتُ أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ كِتَابًا بِأَنْ يَحْفَظَنِي فِي صَاغِيَتِي بِمَكَّةَ ، وَأَحْفَظَهُ فِي صَاغِيَتِهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، فَلَمَّا ذَكَرْتُ الرَّحْمَنَ ، قَالَ : لَا أَعْرِفُ الرَّحْمَنَ ، كَاتِبْنِي بِاسْمِكَI got an agreement written between me and Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my property (or family) in Mecca and I would look after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word 'Ar64 Rahman' in the documents, Um5 narratorsBukhari · 2302أن رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلًا عَلَى خَيْبَرَ ، فَجَاءَهُمْ بِتَمْرٍ جَنِيبٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَكُلُّ تَمْرِ خَيْبَرَ هَكَذَا ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لَنَأْخُذُ الصَّاعَ مِنْ هَذَا بِالصَّAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of this kind?" The man replie5 narratorsBukhari · 2303أن رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلًا عَلَى خَيْبَرَ ، فَجَاءَهُمْ بِتَمْرٍ جَنِيبٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَكُلُّ تَمْرِ خَيْبَرَ هَكَذَا ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لَنَأْخُذُ الصَّاعَ مِنْ هَذَا بِالصَّAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of this kind?" The man replie5 narratorsBukhari · 2304أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ غَنَمٌ تَرْعَى بِسَلْعٍ ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَنَا بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِنَا مَوْتًا ، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ : لَا تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللWe had some sheep which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people, "Don't eat it till I ask the Prophet about it8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2305كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِنٌّ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ ، فَجَاءَهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَعْطُوهُ ، فَطَلَبُوا سِنَّهُ ، فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُ إِلَّا سِنًّا فَوْقَهَا ، فَقَالَ : أَعْطُThe Prophet (ﷺ) owed somebody a camel of a certain age. When he came to demand it back, the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to some people), "Give him (his due)." When the people searched for a camel of that age, they found none, but 5 narratorsBukhari · 2306أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَقَاضَاهُ ، فَأَغْلَظَ فَهَمَّ بِهِ أَصْحَابُهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : دَعُوهُ فَإِنَّ لِصَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ مَقَالًA man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) demanding his debts and behaved rudely. The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to harm him, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to them), "Leave him, for the creditor (i.e. owner of a right)5 narratorsBukhari · 2307أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَسَبْيَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَWhen the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin after embracing Islam, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), he got up. They appealed to him to return their properties and their captives. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to them, "The mos7 narratorsBukhari · 2308أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ مُسْلِمِينَ ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَسَبْيَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَWhen the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin after embracing Islam, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), he got up. They appealed to him to return their properties and their captives. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to them, "The mos7 narratorsBukhari · 2309كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَكُنْتُ عَلَى جَمَلٍ ثَفَالٍ ، إِنَّمَا هُوَ فِي آخِرِ الْقَوْمِ ، فَمَرَّ بِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ I was accompanying the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by me and asked, "Who is this?" I replied, "Jabir bin `Abdullah." He asked, "What is 4 narratorsBukhari · 2310إِنِّي قَدْ وَهَبْتُ لَكَ مِنْ نَفْسِي ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : زَوِّجْنِيهَا ، قَالَ : قَدْ زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) deputed me to keep Sadaqat (al-Fitr) of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking handfuls of the foodstuff (of the Sadaqa) (stealthily). I took hold of him and said, "By Allah, I will take you to Al4 narrators