صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih Adab al-Mufrad
Part One: Ahadith 1 to 249
باب هل يقول: سيدي؟
Should one say: My master?
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Hadith 154
154/210 عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " لا يقولن أحدكم: عبدي وأمتي، ولا يقولن المملوك: ربي وربتي، وليقل: فتاي وفتاتي، وسيدي وسيدتي، كلكم مملوكون والرب: الله عز وجل".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "None of you should say, 'my slave man' or 'my slave woman,' and a slave should not say, 'my lord' or 'my lady.' The master should say, 'my young man' and 'my young woman,' and the slave should say, 'my master' and 'my mistress (my master and my mistress).' All of you are slaves, and the Lord is Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."
Hadith 155
155/211 عن مطرف قال: قال أبي(1): انطلقت في وفد بني عامر إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقالوا: أنت سيدنا قال: "السيد الله". قالوا: وأفضلنا فضلاً، وأعظمنا طَولاً. قال: فقال: " قولوا بقولكم، ولا يستجرينكم الشيطان"(2).
Mutarrif narrates from his father that he said: I went with the delegation of Banu Amir to the service of the Prophet (ﷺ). The people said to the Prophet (ﷺ), "You are our master." He replied, "The Master is Allah." The people said, "You are superior to us in excellence, wealth, and spending." He replied, "Say whatever you wish, but let not Satan mislead you."
