الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب سيرة أول النبيين وخاتم المرسلين نبينا محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلمBook of the Biography of the First of the Prophets and the Last of the Messengers, Our Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him and His Family
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ فِي صِغَرِهِ وَحِفْظِ اللَّهِ لَهُ وَحَيَاطَتِهِ وَصَيَانَتِهِ مِنْ أَقْدَارِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ
Chapter: What has been reported regarding his herding of sheep in his youth, Allah's protection and care for him, and his preservation from the corruptions of the Age of Ignorance
Hadith 10471
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَجْتَنِي الْكَبَاثَ فَقَالَ ((عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْأَسْوَدِ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ أَطْيَبُهُ)) قَالَ قُلْنَا وَكُنْتَ تَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ((نَعَمْ وَهَلْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا قَدْ رَعَاهَا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were picking the fruit of the arak tree with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pick the black ones, for indeed they are the best. We said: O Messenger of Allah! Did you also herd goats? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, in fact every prophet has herded goats.
Hadith 10472
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ افْتَخَرَ أَهْلُ الْإِبِلِ وَالْغَنَمِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْفَخْرُ وَالْخُيَلَاءُ فِي أَهْلِ الْإِبِلِ وَالسَّكِينَةُ وَالْوَقَارُ فِي أَهْلِ الْغَنَمِ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ((بُعِثَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَهُوَ يَرْعَى غَنَمًا عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَبُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَأَنَا أَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِأَهْلِي بِجِيَادٍ))
Syedna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the owners of camels and goats boasted to one another in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pride and arrogance are found among the owners of camels, and tranquility and dignity are found among the owners of goats. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Musa (peace be upon him) was appointed (as a prophet), he used to graze his family's goats, and when I was appointed (as a prophet), I used to graze my family's goats at Ji'ad.
