عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَعَّدَ فِيَّ النَّظَرَ وَصَوَّبَ وَقَالَ: ((أَرَبُّ إِبِلٍ أَنْتَ أَوْ رَبُّ غَنَمٍ؟)) قَالَ: مِنْ كُلٍّ قَدْ آتَانِيَ اللَّهُ فَأَكْثَرَ وَأَطْيَبَ، قَالَ: ((فَتُنْتِجُهَا وَافِيَةً أَعْيُنُهَا وَآذَانُهَا فَتَجْدَعُ هَذِهِ فَتَقُولُ صَرْمَاءَ (ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ سُفْيَانُ بِكَلِمَةٍ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا) وَتَقُولُ بَحِيرَةَ اللَّهِ فَسَاعِدُ اللَّهِ أَشَدُّ، وَمُوسَاهُ أَحَدُّ، وَلَوْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَكَ بِهَا صَرْمَاءَ آتَاكَ)) قُلْتُ: إِلَى مَا تَدْعُو؟ قَالَ: ((إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى الرَّحِمِ)) الحَدِيثُ
Abu Ahwas narrates from his father Sayyiduna Malik bin Nadlah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he looked me up and down attentively and said: Are you the owner of camels or goats? I said: Allah Almighty has blessed me with all kinds of wealth, He has given me abundant and excellent wealth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These animals give birth to offspring with complete eyes and ears, and you people cut their ears, etc., and then call them by the name of “ear-cut,” and you begin to say that this is Allah’s Bahirah. So, Allah Almighty’s arm is very powerful and His strike is very sharp; if He wills to give you an ear-cut animal, He will give it to you. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what do you invite to? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To Allah Almighty and to maintaining family ties. Al-Hadith