الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Good Treatment of Servants
بَابُ الْعَفْوِ عَنِ الْخَادِمِChapter: Pardoning the Servant
Hadith 164
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ خَادِمٌ، فَأَخَذَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ بِيَدِي، فَانْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَدْخَلَنِي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، إِنَّ أَنَسًا غُلاَمٌ كَيِّسٌ لَبِيبٌ، فَلْيَخْدُمْكَ. قَالَ: فَخَدَمْتُهُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْحَضَرِ، مَقْدَمَهُ الْمَدِينَةَ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، مَا قَالَ لِي لِشَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُ: لِمَ صَنَعْتَ هَذَا هَكَذَا؟ وَلاَ قَالَ لِي لِشَيْءٍ لَمْ أَصْنَعْهُ: أَلاَ صَنَعْتَ هَذَا هَكَذَا؟.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Madinah Tayyibah, he had no servant with him. So Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) took my hand and brought me to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Anas is a very intelligent and clever boy, so let him serve you. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I served the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Madinah from his arrival until his passing, both at home and on journeys. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never said to me about any (inappropriate) action, "Why did you do this?" nor did he ever say about something I did not do, "Why did you not do this?"
