Hadith 37219

Chapter 90

باب 90

(90) بَابُ أَدَبِ الْخَادِمِ

(90) Chapter: Disciplining the servant
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ غُلاَمًا لِي، فَسَمِعْتُ مِنْ خَلْفِي صَوْتًا: اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ، لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ، فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَهُوَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللهِ، فَقَالَ: أَمَا لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَمَسَّتْكَ النَّارُ أَوْ لَلَفَحَتْكَ النَّارُ.


Abu Mas'ud said, "I was beating a slave of mine when I heard avoice behind me, 'Know, Abu Mas'ud, that Allah is able to call you to accountfor this slave.' I turned around and there was the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace. I said, 'Messenger of Allah, heis free for the sake of Allah!' He said, 'If you had not done that, theFire would have touched you (or the Fire would have burned you).'"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 171

In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 16

English translation: Book 9, Hadith 171