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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of a Man’s Work in His House
بَابُ الإبِلُ عِزٌّ لِأهْلِهَاChapter: Camels Are Honor for Their Owners
Hadith 577
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَةَ بْنَ حَزْنٍ يَقُولُ: تَفَاخَرَ أَهْلُ الإِبِلِ وَأَصْحَابُ الشَّاءِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”بُعِثَ مُوسَى وَهُوَ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ، وَبُعِثَ دَاوُدُ وَهُوَ رَاعٍ، وَبُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَأَنَا أَرْعَى غَنَمًا لأَهْلِي بِأَجْيَادِ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Abdah bin Hazn (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The camel herders and the goat herders boasted against each other. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Musa (peace be upon him) was made a prophet while he was a shepherd of goats. Dawud (peace be upon him) was made a prophet while he was a shepherd of goats, and I was sent as a prophet while I used to graze the goats of my family at the place of Ajyad.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
Raising goats is more blessed and virtuous compared to camels and other livestock, because the majority of the Prophets (alayhimussalam) used to herd goats. The inspiration to herd goats is evidence that this is beloved to Allah Ta'ala, so that the Prophets (alayhimussalam) may be trained in gathering scattered people together.
Raising goats is more blessed and virtuous compared to camels and other livestock, because the majority of the Prophets (alayhimussalam) used to herd goats. The inspiration to herd goats is evidence that this is beloved to Allah Ta'ala, so that the Prophets (alayhimussalam) may be trained in gathering scattered people together.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 577
