Hadith #230

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏سُفْيَانُ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏يَحْيَى ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي بَكْرٍ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏ ‏عَنْ النَّبِيِّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏مَنْ وَجَدَ مَالَهُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ مُفْلِسٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Sufyan, from Yahya, from Abu Bakr, from 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, from Abu Bakr ibn 'Abd al-Rahman — from the Prophet ﷺ: 'Whoever finds his property in the possession of a bankrupt person [muflis] has the greater right to it [and may reclaim it].'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 230

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7068

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43458