Hadith 9625

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي وَهْبُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ ، قَالَ : مَرَّ أَبِي عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، فَقَالَ : أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ ؟ ، قَالَ : غُنَيْمَةً لِي . قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، " امْسَحْ رُعَامَهَا ، وَأَطِبْ مُرَاحَهَا ، وَصَلِّ فِي جَانِبِ مُرَاحِهَا ، فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ دَوَابِّ الْجَنَّةِ ، وَأْنَسْ بِهَا " ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " إِنَّهَا أَرْضٌ قَلِيلَةُ الْمَطَرِ " ، قَالَ : يَعْنِي الْمَدِينَةَ .
Wahb bin Kaysan (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once my father passed by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked, "Where are you intending to go?" My father replied, "I am going to my goats' enclosure." Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Alright, clean their noses, keep their grazing place clean, and be gentle with them in the pasture, for they are animals of Paradise. And keep affection for them, because I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say regarding the land of Madinah that this area receives little rainfall."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 9625
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: رجاله ثقات غير ابن عجلان، وهو قوي، لكن لم يصرح فيه وهب بسماعه من أبي هريرة