Hadith 32977

Chapter 108

باب 108

(108) بَابُ الرَّجُلِ رَاعٍ فِي أَهْلِهِ

(108) Chapter: A man is the shepherd of his family
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ قَالَ: أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، فَظَنَّ أَنَّا اشْتَهَيْنَا أَهْلِينَا، فَسَأَلْنَا عَنْ مَنْ تَرَكْنَا فِي أَهْلِينَا؟ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ، وَكَانَ رَفِيقًا رَحِيمًا، فَقَالَ: ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ، وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ، فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ.

Abu Sulayman Malik ibn al-Huwayrith said, "We came to the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, being young men of a similar age.We spent twenty nights with him. He thought that we desired our own peopleand he asked us about those of our family we had left behind, and we toldhim. He was merciful and kind, and said, 'Go back to your family. Instructand command them. Pray as you have seen me praying. When it is time forthe prayer, then let one of you give the adhan and let the oldest of youlead the payer.;:

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 213

In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 2

English translation: Book 10, Hadith 213