12 - Chapter: Avoiding the Consumption of the Orphan's Wealth

3671 - Al-Rabi' ibn Sulayman informed us, saying: Ibn Wahb narrated to us, from Sulayman ibn Bilal, from Thawr ibn Zayd, from Abu al-Ghayth, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Avoid the seven destructive sins." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what are they?" He said: "Associating partners with Allah, sorcery, killing a soul which Allah has forbidden except by right, consuming usury, consuming the orphan's wealth, turning one's back on the day of advance (in battle), and slandering chaste, heedless, believing women."

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= And "an" is a verbal particle (masdariyyah), and this serves as an explanation of their state when this verse was revealed before they were permitted to mix (their wealth with the orphans'), meaning: their state was like one who is... etc. And Allah Most High knows best.

(1) In (K), (H), and the printed edition: Yazid — this is an error, and it is noted in the margin of (K).
(2) In (R) and (M): "fa-qila" (then it was said).
(3) In (M), (H), and the printed edition: "al-shuhh" (miserliness) — this is an error.
(4) In (R) and the margin of (K): "al-muwalli" (the one turning away).
(5) Its chain of transmission is authentic. Ibn Wahb: he is 'Abdullah al-Misri, and Thawr ibn Zayd: he is al-Dayli, and Abu al-Ghayth: he is Salim, the freed slave of Ibn Muti'. It is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" under numbers (6465) and (11297), and in the first instance the phrase "and sorcery" was omitted.
It was also recorded by Muslim (89), Abu Dawud (2874) through two chains from 'Abdullah ibn Wahb, with this chain of transmission.
It was also recorded by al-Bukhari (2766), (5764 — abridged mentioning only shirk and sorcery), and (6857) — and from his path Ibn Hibban (5561) — from 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abdullah al-Uwaysi, from Sulayman ibn Bilal, with it.