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Sahih Muslim 2050

Chapter: The virtue of the black fruit from the Arak tree

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2050

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ وَنَحْنُ نَجْنِي الْكَبَاثَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

عَلَيْكُمْ بِالأَسْوَدِ مِنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّكَ رَعَيْتَ الْغَنَمَ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَهَلْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ رَعَاهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا مِنَ الْقَوْلِ

Jabir b. Abdullah reported:

We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Marr az-Zahran, and we were plucking the fruit of the Arak tree, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) said: Pluck only its black ones (for they are the most pleasant). We said: Allah's Messenger, it seems you shepherded the flock. He said: Yes. Has there been a prophet who did not shepherd it (or some words like it)?

Reported by Muslim (No. 2050).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

فِيهِ جَابِر ( قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَان , وَنَحْنُ نَجْنِي الْكَبَاث , فَقَالَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْأَسْوَدِ مِنْهُ فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُول اللَّه , كَأَنَّك رَعَيْت الْغَنَم ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ , وَهَلْ مِنْ نَبِيّ إِلَّا وَقَدْ رَعَاهَا أَوْ نَحْو هَذَا مِنْ الْقَوْل ) الْكَبَاث بِفَتْحِ الْكَاف وَبَعْدهَا مُخَفَّفَة مُوَحَّدَة ثُمَّ أَلِف ثُمَّ مُثَلَّثَة. قَالَ أَهْل اللُّغَة : هُوَ النَّضِيج مِنْ ثَمَر الْأَرَاك. وَمَرّ الظَّهْرَان عَلَى دُون مَرْحَلَة مِنْ مَكَّة مَعْرُوف سَبَقَ بَيَانه , وَهُوَ بِفَتْحِ الظَّاء الْمُعْجَمَة وَإِسْكَان الْهَاء. وَفِيهِ فَضِيلَة رِعَايَة الْغَنَم. قَالُوا : وَا…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5453

We were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) collecting Al-Kabath at Mar-Az-Zahran. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Collect the black ones, for they are better." Somebody said, (O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!) Have you ever shepherded sheep?" He said, "There has been no prophet but has shepherded them. "

عَلَيْكُمْ بِالأَسْوَدِ مِنْهُ، فَإِنَّهُ أَيْطَبُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَكُنْتَ تَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ، وَهَلْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ رَعَاهَا ‏"

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