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600.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Every Prophet has
tended sheep''
. He was asked: "And did you?'' He replied,
"Yes, I tended them for a few carats for the Makkans.'
'
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
The Prophet (PBUH) used to graze the sheep of Makkans for a few carats (a carat is one-twentieth,
or a bit more, of a dinar). This practice was indeed a Divine training for the Prophets so that it might be easier for
them to deal with humans and forbear afflictions which came to them from men. A shepherd indeed needs greater
patience and forbearance to look after his herd. This practice proved useful to the Prophets. Moreover, this Hadith is
suggestive of the adoption of a lawful occupation, no matter how people may look askance at it. That was the reason
why the Prophets took such occupations.
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لﺎﻗ ﻪﻧَأ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِلﻮﺳر ْﻦَﻋ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
»
ِﻪِﺳﺮَﻓ َنﺎَﻨِﻋ ٌﻚِﺴْﻤُﻣ ٌﻞُﺟَر ِسﺎﱠﻨﻟا ِشﺎَﻌَﻣ ﺮﻴَﺧ ْﻦِﻣ
َﻤﻟا وَأ ، َﻞﺘَﻘْﻟا ﻲِﻐَﺘْﺒَﻳ ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ َرﺎﻃ ، ًﺔَﻋْﺰَﻓ ْوَأ ًﺔَﻌْﻴَه َﻊِﻤَﺳ ﺎَﻤﱠﻠُآ ، ِﻪِﻨﺘَﻣ ﻰﻠَﻋ ُﺮﻴﻄَﻳ ، ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِﻞﻴِﺒَﺳ ﻲﻓ
ْﻮ
ْوَأ ، ﻪﱠﻧﺎَﻈﻣ َت
ﻲﺗﺆُﻳو َةﻼﱠﺼﻟا ﻢﻴِﻘُﻳ ، ِﺔَﻳدوَﻷا ِﻩِﺬَه ﻦِﻣ ٍداو ِﻦﻄَﺑ ْوَأ ، ِﻒَﻌﱠﺸﻟا ِﻩِﺬَه ﻦِﻣ ٍﺔَﻔَﻌَﺷ ِسْأَر ﻲﻓ ٍﺔَﻤﻴَﻨُﻏ ﻲﻓ ٌﻞُﺟَر
، َةﺎآﱠﺰﻟا
ٍﺮْﻴَﺧ ﻲﻓ ﱠﻻِإ ِسﺎﱠﻨﻟا َﻦِﻣ َﺲَﻴﻟ ُﻦﻴِﻘَﻴﻟا ُﻪَﻴِﺗْﺄَﻳ ﻰﱠﺘﺣ ُﻪﱠﺑَر ﺪُﺒْﻌَﻳو
«
ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
.
«
َﻳ ُﺮﻴِﻄ«
عﺮﺴُﻳ يَأ
.
» ُﻪُﻨْﺘَﻣو «
:
ُﻩُﺮْﻬَﻇ .
»
ُﺔَﻌْﻴَﻬﻟاَو «
:
ِبﺮﺤﻠﻟ ُتﻮﺼﻟا
.
» ُﺔَﻋَﺰَﻔﻟاَو «
:
ُﻩﻮﺤﻧ
. َو
»
ِءﻲﱠﺸﻟا ﱡنﺎَﻈَﻣ
«
:
ﺎﻬﻴﻓ ﻩُدﻮﺟو ﱡﻦَﻈُﻳ ﻲﺘﻟا ﻊﺿاﻮﻤﻟا
.
»
ُﺔَﻤﻴَﻨُﻐﻟاو
«
ﻢﻨﻐﻟا ﺮﻴﻐﺼﺗ ﻦﻴﻐﻟا ﻢﻀﺑ
.
» ُﺔَﻔْﻌﱠﺸﻟا
«
ﻦﻴﻌﻟاو ﻦﻴﱢﺸﻟا ﺢﺘﻔﺑ
:
ﻠْﻋَأ ﻲه
ﻞَﺒﺠﻟا ﻰ .
601.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"The best of people
is a man who is holding his horse's rein in the way of Allah (in Jihad) and is galloping towards the place wherever
he hears a call for war or detects a note of danger; he goes on proceeding, seeking martyrdom or death wherever it is
expected. And a man who retires with some sheep in a mountainside or a valley. He performs Salat regularly and
pays the Zakat, continues worshipping his Rubb, till death overtakes him. He does not interfere in the affairs of the
people except for betterment.''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
Herein two types of men have been counted as the best of all. First, such man who remains engaged
in the preparation for Jihad, being ever-ready for it. Second is the man who flees townships and takes shelters in a
mountain or jungle, living on a few sheep; the motive behind his shift is the preservation and practice of his Faith
and religion.
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