Hadith 28409

Chapter 104

باب 104

(104) بَابُ الْعَبْدُ رَاعٍ

(104) Chapter: The slave is a guardian
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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ، وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَالأَمِيرُ الَّذِي عَلَى النَّاسِ رَاعٍ، وَهُوَ مَسْؤولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّجُلِ رَاعٍ عَلَى مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْهُ، أَلاَ كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ، وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ.


Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "All of you are shepherds and each of youis responsible for his flock. The amir of a people is a shepherd and heis responsible for his flock. A man is the shepherd of the people of hishouse and he is responsible for his flock. A man's slave is the shepherdof his master's property and he is responsible for it. Each of you is ashepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 206

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 51

English translation: Book 9, Hadith 206