Hadith 22545

Chapter 23

باب 23

(23) باب مَنَاقِبُ بِلاَلِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنهما

(23) Chapter: The merits of Bilal bin Rabah, the freed slave of Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه (DE)
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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ بِلاَلاً، قَالَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِنَفْسِكَ فَأَمْسِكْنِي، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِلَّهِ فَدَعْنِي وَعَمَلَ اللَّهِ.

Narrated Qais:
Bilal said to Abu Bakr, "If you have bought me for yourself then keep me (for yourself), but if you have bought me for Allah's Sake, then leave me for Allah's Work." (DE)

Reference (DE): Sahih al-Bukhari 3755 (DE)

In-book reference (DE): Book 62, Hadith 102 (DE)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 99 (DE)