Hadith 36184

Chapter 98

باب 98

(98) بَابُ لاَ يُكَلَّفُ الْعَبْدُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا لاَ يُطِيقُ

(98) Chapter: Do not burden a slave with work which he is incapable
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ قَالَ: قَالَ مَعْرُورٌ: مَرَرْنَا بِأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ، وَعَلَى غُلاَمِهِ حُلَّةٌ، فَقُلْنَا: لَوْ أَخَذْتَ هَذَا وَأَعْطَيْتَ هَذَا غَيْرَهُ، كَانَتْ حُلَّةٌ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِخْوَانُكُمْ جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ، فَمَنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ، فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ، وَلْيُلْبِسْهُ مِمَّا يَلْبَسُ، وَلاَ يُكَلِّفْهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ، فَإِنْ كَلَّفَهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ فَلْيُعِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ.


Ma'rur said, "We passed by Abu Dharr and he was wearing a garmentand his slave had a robe on. We said, 'Why do you not take this and givethis man something else instead of the robe?' He replied that the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Allah has put your brothersunder your authority. If someone has his brother under his authority, heshould feed him from what he eats and clothe him from what he wears andnot burden him with what will be too much for him. If he burdens him withwhat will be too much for him, he should help him.'"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 194

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 39

English translation: Book 9, Hadith 194