Hadith 2412

Chapter 62

باب 62

(62) بَابُ يُكْثِرُ مَاءَ الْمَرَقِ فَيَقْسِمُ فِي الْجِيرَانِ

(62) Chapter: When there is a lot of stew, it is divided between the
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حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صلى الله عليه وسلم بِثَلاَثٍ: أَسْمَعُ وَأُطِيعُ وَلَوْ لِعَبْدٍ مُجَدَّعِ الأَطْرَافِ، وَإِذَا صَنَعْتَ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَهَا، ثُمَّ انْظُرْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنْ جِيرَانِكَ، فَأَصِبْهُمْ مِنْهُ بِمَعْرُوفٍ، وَصَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ الإِمَامَ قَدْ صَلَّى، فَقَدْ أَحْرَزْتَ صَلاَتَكَ، وَإِلاَّ فَهِيَ نَافِلَةٌ.

It is reported that Abu Dharr said, "My dear friend, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, enjoined three things on me:
'Hear and obey, evenif the ruler is a slave with his limbs amputated. When you cook a stew, puta lot of water in it and then go and see the people of a neighbouring houseand give them a reasonable amount of it. Pray the prayers at their properprayers. Then if you find that the imam has already prayed, you have guardedyour prayer (by already having performed it). If not, it is a supererogatoryprayer (since you have done it again)."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 113

In-book reference: Book 6, Hadith 13

English translation: Book 6, Hadith 113