صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب السلامThe Book of Greetings
باب الطِّيَرَةِ وَالْفَأْلِ وَمَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ الشُّؤْمُ:Chapter: (Evil) Omens And Al-Fa'l, And That Which May Be Regarded As Inauspicious
وحَدَّثَنَاه إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يُخْبِرُ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْءٍ ، فَفِي الرَّبْعِ وَالْخَادِمِ وَالْفَرَسِ .
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If bad luck were to be in anything, it is found in the land, in the servant and in the horse.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
Just as one has continuous and prolonged association with a house, a wife, and a horse, so too does one have such association with a servant. If the servant does not understand their temperament and disposition, or does not take interest in the work, or is dishonest, then he too becomes a cause of extreme grief and distress for a person. And until one is freed from these things, a person remains afflicted by hardship.
Benefits and Issues:
Just as one has continuous and prolonged association with a house, a wife, and a horse, so too does one have such association with a servant. If the servant does not understand their temperament and disposition, or does not take interest in the work, or is dishonest, then he too becomes a cause of extreme grief and distress for a person. And until one is freed from these things, a person remains afflicted by hardship.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5812
