Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #45264

Affan and Ishaq bin Issa told us, they said Hammad bin Salamah told us, on the authority of Al-Hajjaj, on the authority of Al-Hakam, on the authority of Maymun bin Abi Shabib, on the authority of Ali, May God be pleased with him. He said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, gave me two young boys, two brothers, so I sold one of them. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: May God bless him and grant him peace. What did the two boys do? I said, “I sold one of them.” The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “Send him back.”