مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
Statement about misunderstanding words of wisdom
Hadith 916
أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، نا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ الْحِكْمَةَ، ثُمَّ لَا يَحْمِلُ إِلَّا شَرَّ مَا يَسْمَعُ، كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَتَى رَاعِيًا فَقَالَ: يَا رَاعِي أَجْزِرْ لِي شَاةً مِنْ غَنَمِكَ، قَالَ: اذْهَبْ فَخُذْ خَيْرَ شَاةٍ، فَذَهَبَ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِ كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ ".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "The person who hears a word of wisdom and understanding, but takes what he hears in a bad manner—his example is like that of a man who comes to a shepherd and says: O shepherd! Give me a goat from your goats for meat. The shepherd says: Go and catch the best goat. So he (goes and) grabs the ear of the herd's dog."
