Hadith #540

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏شُعْبَةُ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏قَتَادَةَ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِيهِ ‏ ‏أَنَّ ‏ ‏رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏فِي دَابَّةٍ لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ‏ ‏بَيِّنَةٌ ‏ ‏فَجَعَلَهُ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ ‏

English Translation

Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us, Shuʿbah narrated to us, from Qatādah, from Saʿīd ibn Abī Burdah, from Abū Burdah, from his father, that two men disputed before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding an animal, and neither of them had proof, so he divided it between them equally.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 540

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18778

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