Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that an Ansari man had two strong bulls. Both of them became wild, so he put them in a garden and closed the door, then came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to request supplication. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among some companions. He came and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I have come to you out of necessity. I have two bulls, both of them have become wild. I have put them in a garden and closed the door. Now I wish that you pray that Allah subjugates them for me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions: “Get up (let’s go).” He went until he reached the door of the garden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Open the door.” The door was opened. One bull was standing near the door. When it saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it prostrated to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Bring (a rope or something) so that I may tie its head and subjugate it for you.” He brought a halter, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tied its head and subjugated it for him. Then he went to the other side of the garden to catch the second bull. When it saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it also prostrated. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man: “Bring (a rope or something) so that I may tie its head.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tied its head and gave it into his subjugation and said: “Go, now they will not rebel against you.” When the companions saw the scene (of prostration), they said: “O Messenger of Allah, these two bulls, who are without intellect, prostrate to you. Should we not prostrate to you?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I have not ordered anyone to prostrate to anyone. If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would have ordered a woman to prostrate to her husband.”