Sahih al-Bukhari 5015 (Book 67, Hadith 157)
which drew water from the well, and his horse. I used to feed his horse with fodder and drew water
and sew the bucket for drawing it, and prepare the dough, but I did not know how to bake bread. So
our Ansari neighbors used to bake bread for me, and they were honorable ladies. I used to carry the
date stones on my head from Zubair’s land given to him by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and this land was two third
Farsakh (about two miles) from my house. One day, while I was coming with the date stones on my
head, I met Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) along with some Ansari people. He called me and then, (directing his
camel to kneel down) said, “Ikh! Ikh!” so as to make me ride behind him (on his camel). I felt shy to
travel with the men and remembered Az-Zubair and his sense of Ghira, as he was one of those people
who had the greatest sense of Ghira. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) noticed that I felt shy, so he proceeded. I came to
Az-Zubair and said, “I met Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) while I was carrying a load of date stones on my head, and
he had some companions with him. He made his camel kneel down so that I might ride, but I felt shy
in his presence and remembered your sense of Ghira (See the glossary). On that Az-Zubair said, “By
Allah, your carrying the date stones (and you being seen by the Prophet (ﷺ) in such a state) is more
shameful to me than your riding with him.” (I continued serving in this way) till Abu Bakr sent me a
servant to look after the horse, whereupon I felt as if he had set me free.
“ إِخْ إِخْ ”. لِيَحْمِلَنِي خَلْفَهُ، فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ أَنْ أَسِيرَ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ، وَذَكَرْتُ الزُّبَيْرَ وَغَيْرَتَهُ، وَكَانَ أَغْيَرَ النَّاسِ، فَعَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنِّي قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ فَمَضَى، فَجِئْتُ الزُّبَيْرَ فَقُلْتُ لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَى رَأْسِي النَّوَى، وَمَعَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَأَنَاخَ لأَرْكَبَ، فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ وَعَرَفْتُ غَيْرَتَكَ. فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَحَمْلُكِ النَّوَى كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَىَّ مِنْ رُكُوبِكِ مَعَهُ. قَالَتْ حَتَّى أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِخَادِمٍ يَكْفِينِي سِيَاسَةَ الْفَرَسِ، فَكَأَنَّمَا أَعْتَقَنِي.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5015 (Book 67, Hadith 157)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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