English translation
3755. Narrated Qais: Bilāl said to Abū Bakr, “If you bought me for yourself then keep me (for yourself), but if you have bought me for Allāh’s sake, then leave me for Allāh’s Work.”
Hadith 3755
The merits of Bilāl bin Rabāh, the freed slave of Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه.
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 5
62 - THE VIRTUES AND THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET ﷺSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 3755 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 27
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Arabic text
3755 - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ بِلاَلًا، قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِنَفْسِكَ، فَأَمْسِكْنِي، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِلَّهِ، فَدَعْنِي وَعَمَلَ اللَّهِ»
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(1) (H. 3753) The Prophet ﷺ compared Al-Hasan and Al-Husain to two sweet basils because he used to embrace and smell them.