Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 2768

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Sahih al-Bukhari · Hadith 2768

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The employment of an orphan on a journey and at home, provided it is beneficial for him. And (it is obligatory) for the mother and the stepfather of an orphan to look after him (even if they were not his guardians).

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Darussalam · Volume 4

55 - THE BOOK OF AL-WASAYA

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الحديث: 2768 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 11

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English translation

2768. Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: When Allāh's Messenger ﷺ came to Al-Madīna he did not have any servant. Abū Ṭalḥa (Anas' stepfather) took me to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Anas is a wise boy, so let him serve you." So, I served him at home and on journeys. If I did anything, he never asked me why I did it, and if I refrained from doing anything, he never asked me why I refrained from doing it.

Arabic text

2768 - حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ المَدِينَةَ لَيْسَ لَهُ خَادِمٌ، فَأَخَذَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ بِيَدِي، فَانْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ أَنَسًا غُلاَمٌ كَيِّسٌ فَلْيَخْدُمْكَ، قَالَ: «فَخَدَمْتُهُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالحَضَرِ، مَا قَالَ لِي لِشَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُهُ لِمَ صَنَعْتَ هَذَا هَكَذَا؟ وَلاَ لِشَيْءٍ لَمْ أَصْنَعْهُ لِمَ لَمْ تَصْنَعْ هَذَا هَكَذَا؟»

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