مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Virtue of tasbih and not giving a servant to Ahl al-Suffa
Hadith 44
44 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، ثنا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: " أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْأَلُهُ خَادِمًا فَقَالَ: «لَا أُعْطِيكِ خَادِمًا، وَأَدَعُ أَهْلَ الصُّفَّةِ تُطْوَي بُطُونُهُمْ مِنَ الْجُوعِ، أَلَا أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْهُ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَوَّلِ إِلَي آخِرِهِ
Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: (Sayyidah) Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to ask for a servant. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I will not give you a servant. Should I leave the people of Suffah hungry? Shall I not tell you something that is better for you than this?" After this, the narrator has transmitted the previous narration from Ubaydullah to the end.
