Hadith 37639

Chapter 11

باب 11

(11) باب ثَوَابِ الْعَبْدِ وَأَجْرِهِ إِذَا نَصَحَ لِسَيِّدِهِ وَأَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ اللَّهِ

(11) Chapter: The reward of a slave who is sincere towards his master and worships Allah properly (FR)
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وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نِعِمَّا لِلْمَمْلُوكِ أَنْ يُتَوَفَّى يُحْسِنُ عِبَادَةَ اللَّهِ وَصَحَابَةَ سَيِّدِهِ نِعِمَّا لَهُ " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
It is good for a slave that he worships Allah well, and serves his master (well). It is good for him. (FR)

Reference (FR): Sahih Muslim 1667 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 27, Hadith 72 (FR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 15, Hadith 4101 (FR)