مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند الصحابة بعد العشرةMusnad of the Companions After the Ten
حَدِیث سَعد مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا
Hadith of Sa'd, the freed slave of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them)
Hadith 1716
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ يَعْنِي أَبَا دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيَّ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْخَزَّازُ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : قَدَّمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَمْرًا فَجَعَلُوا يَقْرُنُونَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَقْرُنُوا " .
Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him)—who was the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him)—narrates: Once I presented some dates to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). People began to take and eat two or three dates at a time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Do not eat by combining them in this way (rather, eat one at a time).”
Hadith 1717
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَكَانَ يَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْجِبُهُ خِدْمَتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، أَعْتِقْ سَعْدًا " ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا لَنَا مَاهِنٌ غَيْرُهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَعْتِقْ سَعْدًا أَتَتْكَ الرِّجَالُ ، أتَتْكَ الرِّجَالُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : يَعْنِي : السَّبْيَ .
Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) says that he used to serve the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was very pleased with his service. Therefore, on one occasion, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was told: “Abu Bakr! Free Sa’d.” He submitted: “O Messenger of Allah! We have no one else to do the household work.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Free Sa’d, soon captives will come to you.”
