حَدَّثَنَا
يَعْقُوبُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبِي ، عَنْ
صَالِحٍ ، وَحَدَّثَ
ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ، أَنَّ
عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّ
سُرَاقَةَ بْنَ جُعْشُمٍ ، دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ ، قَالَ : فَطَفِقْتُ أَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى مَا أَذْكُرُ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ . فَقَالَ : اذْكُرْهُ . قَالَ : وَكَانَ مِمَّا سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ أَنْ قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، الضَّالَّةُ تَغْشَى حِيَاضِي وَقَدْ مَلَأْتُهَا مَاءً لِإِبِلِي ، هَلْ لِي مِنْ أَجْرٍ فِي أَنْ أَسْقِيَهَا ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " نَعَمْ ،
فِي سَقْيِ كُلِّ كَبِدٍ حَرَّى أَجْرٌ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Suraqah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his illness of death. I started asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) questions, until I ran out of questions. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Remember some more." Among those questions, I also asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If stray camels come to my pond, will I get reward for giving them water, even though I have filled that water for my own camels?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes! There is reward in every living being with a moist liver."