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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4774

Chapter: Regarding forbearance and the character of the Prophet(pbuh)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4774

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ

خَدَمْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَشْرَ سِنِينَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَأَنَا غُلاَمٌ لَيْسَ كُلُّ أَمْرِي كَمَا يَشْتَهِي صَاحِبِي أَنْ أَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ مَا قَالَ لِي فِيهَا أُفٍّ قَطُّ وَمَا قَالَ لِي لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا أَوْ أَلاَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا ‏.‏

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

I served the Prophet (ﷺ) at Medina for ten years. I was a boy. Every work that I did was not according to the desire of my master, but he never said to me: Fie, nor did he say to me: Why did you do this? or Why did you not do this?

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4774) and Ahmad (No. 12551).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( خَدَمْت النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشْر سِنِينَ ) : وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْمُتَقَدِّمَة تِسْع سِنِينَ فَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَّهَا تِسْع سِنِينَ وَأَشْهُر فَإِنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقَامَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْر سِنِينَ وَخَدَمَهُ أَنَس فِي أَثْنَاء السَّنَة الْأُولَى فَفِي رِوَايَة التِّسْع لَمْ يَحْسِب الْكَسْر وَفِي رِوَايَة الْعَشْر حَبَّهَا سَنَة كَامِلَة وَكِلَاهُمَا صَحِيح كَذَا قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ ( لَيْسَ كُلّ أَمْرِي ) : أَيْ لَيْسَ كُلّ خِدْمَة مِنْ خِدْمَاتِي الَّتِي خَدَمْت بِهَا النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( كَمَا يَشْتَهِي صَاحِبِي ) : أَيْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( أَنْ يَكُون ) : أَيْ أَمْرِي عَلَيْهِ أَيْ عَلَى…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4774
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4774
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 4774
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4774

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  • أخلاق النبي لأبي الشيخ الأصبهاني (45)فَمَا قَالَ : لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا ؟ أَوْ أَلا فَعَلْتَ هَذَا ؟
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (7431)خَدَمْتُهُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَأَنَا غُلامٌ ، لَيْسَ كُلُّ أَمْرِئ كَمَا يَشْتَهِي صَاحِبِي أَنْ يَكُونَ ، مَا قَالَ لِي فِيهَا أُفٍّ ، وَمَا قَالَ لِي لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا ؟ أَوْ أَلا فَعَلْتَ هَذَا ؟
  • شرح السنة (3571)خَدَمْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ لَيْسَ كُلُّ أَمْرِي كَمَا يَشْتَهِي صَاحِبِي أَنْ يَكُونَ ، فَمَا قَالَ لِي : أُفٍّ ، وَمَا قَالَ لِي : لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هذَا ؟ أَوْ أَلا فَعَلْتَ

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خَدَمْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تِسْعَ سِنِينَ فَمَا أَعْلَمُهُ قَالَ لِي قَطُّ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلاَ عَابَ عَلَىَّ شَيْئًا قَطُّ ‏.‏

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