صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الزهد والرقائقThe Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts
باب حَدِيثِ جَابِرٍ الطَّوِيلِ وَقِصَّةِ أَبِي الْيَسَرِ:Chapter: ….
قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : أَنَا يَا عَمِّ لَوْ أَنَّكَ أَخَذْتَ بُرْدَةَ غُلَامِكَ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُ مَعَافِرِيَّكَ ، وَأَخَذْتَ مَعَافِرِيَّهُ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُ بُرْدَتَكَ ، فَكَانَتْ عَلَيْكَ حُلَّةٌ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ ، فَمَسَحَ رَأْسِي ، وَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِيهِ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي بَصَرُ عَيْنَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ ، وَسَمْعُ أُذُنَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ ، وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي هَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَنَاطِ قَلْبِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : أَطْعِمُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَأَلْبِسُوهُمْ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُونَ ، وَكَانَ أَنْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ مِنْ مَتَاعِ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
I said to him: My uncle, if you get the cloak of your servant and you give him your two clothes, or take his two clothes of Ma'afir and give him your cloak, then there would be one dress for you and one for him. He wiped my head and said: O Allah, bless the son of my brother. O, son of my brother, these two very eyes of mine saw and these two ears of mine listened to and this heart of mine retained this, and he pointed towards the heart that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Feed them (the servants) and clothe them (the servants) what you wear, and if I give him the goods of the world, it is easy for me than this that he should take my virtues on the Day of Resurrection.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Abu al-Yasar radi Allahu anhu interpreted the Prophet’s sallallahu alayhi wa sallam statement regarding slaves as being about equality and parity. However, according to the majority, in light of the overall ahadith, what is intended here is compassion and sympathy; absolute uniformity in every respect is not intended. But what is our own treatment today towards our servants, attendants, and slaves? Do we have this awareness that, on the Day of Resurrection, they might not take away our good deeds because of our conduct towards them?
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7513
