Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَنَّ سَعْدًا رَكِبَ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ بِالْعَقِيقِ فَوَجَدَ غُلَامًا يَخْبِطُ شَجَرًا أَوْ يَقْطَعُهُ فَسَلَبَهُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ سَعْدٌ جَاءَهُ أَهْلُ الْغُلَامِ فَكَلَّمُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ مَا أَخَذَ مِنْ غُلَامِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَرُدَّ شَيْئًا نَفَّلَنِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَى أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ.
English Translation
Sa'd rode to his estate in al-Aqiq and found a servant cutting or beating the trees. He confiscated his belongings. When Sa'd returned, the servant's owners came and asked him to return what he had taken. Sa'd said: 'I seek refuge in Allah from returning something the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) granted me as a right,' and he refused to return it to them.