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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Good Treatment of Servants
بَابُ هَلْ يَقُولُ: سَيِّدِي؟Chapter: Should One Say: "My Master"?
Hadith 210
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَحَبِيبٍ، وَهِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ: عَبْدِي وَأَمَتِي، وَلاَ يَقُولَنَّ الْمَمْلُوكُ: رَبِّي وَرَبَّتِي، وَلْيَقُلْ: فَتَايَ وَفَتَاتِي، وَسَيِّدِي وَسَيِّدَتِي، كُلُّكُمْ مَمْلُوكُونَ، وَالرَّبُّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.“
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "None of you should ever say: 'My slave (male) and my slave-girl (female),' and a slave should never say: 'My lord and my lady.' The owner should call the slave and slave-girl 'my young man' and 'my young woman,' and the slave should call the owner 'my master.' All of you are slaves of Allah, and the Lord is Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning of "Rabb" is the Nurturer and Sustainer, and this attribute in reality is found only in the Essence of Allah Ta'ala; therefore, only He deserves to be called "Rabb." A slave should not address his master with these words; however, he may call him "Sayyidi" (my master), "my lord," or "my owner," because here "sayadah" (mastery) means authority, governance, and status, which Allah Ta'ala has granted him.
The meaning of "Rabb" is the Nurturer and Sustainer, and this attribute in reality is found only in the Essence of Allah Ta'ala; therefore, only He deserves to be called "Rabb." A slave should not address his master with these words; however, he may call him "Sayyidi" (my master), "my lord," or "my owner," because here "sayadah" (mastery) means authority, governance, and status, which Allah Ta'ala has granted him.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 210
