Hadith 37397

Chapter 88

باب 88

(88) بَابُ مَنْ خَتَمَ عَلَى خَادِمِهِ مَخَافَةَ سُوءِ الظَّنِّ

(88) Chapter: Someone who finishes something for his slave, fearing (FR)
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حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ: كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ أَنْ نَخْتِمَ عَلَى الْخَادِمِ، وَنَكِيلَ، وَنَعُدَّهَا، كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَتَعَوَّدُوا خُلُقَ سُوءٍ، أَوْ يَظُنَّ أَحَدُنَا ظَنَّ سُوءٍ.


Abu'l-'Aliyya said, "We were ordered to finish off things for theservant and to measure and count because we did not want to allow themto accustom themselves to bad habits nor for anyone to think evil of us." (FR)

Reference (FR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 167 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 9, Hadith 12 (FR)

English translation (FR): Book 9, Hadith 167 (FR)