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The saying of the Prophet ﷺ: "If I were to take a Khalil..."

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Darussalam · Volume 5

62 - THE VIRTUES AND THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET ﷺ

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الحديث: 3663 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 5

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3663. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: I heard Allāh's Messenger ﷺ saying, "While a shepherd was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked them and took away one sheep. When the shepherd chased the wolf, the wolf turned towards him and said, 'Who will be its guard on the day of wild animals when nobody except I will be its shepherd'.(1) And while a man was driving a cow with a load on it, it turned towards him and spoke to him saying, 'I have not been created for this purpose (i.e., to carry burden), but for ploughing.' The people said, "Glorified be Allāh." The Prophet ﷺ said, "But I believe in it and so does Abū Bakr and 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما)." [رضي الله عنهما]

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3663 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو اليَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " بَيْنَمَا رَاعٍ فِي غَنَمِهِ عَدَا عَلَيْهِ الذِّئْبُ، فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا شَاةً فَطَلَبَهُ الرَّاعِي، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ الذِّئْبُ فَقَالَ: مَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ، يَوْمَ لَيْسَ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي؟ وَبَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً قَدْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْهَا، فَالْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَكَلَّمَتْهُ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنِّي لَمْ أُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا وَلَكِنِّي خُلِقْتُ لِلْحَرْثِ " قَالَ النَّاسُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِذَلِكَ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا»

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