Sahih Muslim: Book 27, Hadith 61
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A’mash but with a slight variation of words, e. g. in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhair and Abu Mu’awiya after his words (these words of the Holy Prophet): ” You are a person having the remnants of Ignorance in him.” (these words also occur, that Abu Dharr) said: Even up to this time of my old age? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. In the tradition transmitted on the authority of Abu Mu’awiya (the words are):” Yes, in this time of your old age.” In the tradition transmitted on the authority of ‘Isa (the words are):” If you burden him (with an unbearable burden), you should sell him (and get another slave who can easily undertake this burden).” In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhair (the words are):” Help him in that (work).” In the hadith transmitted by Abu Mu’awiya (separately) there is no such word: Then sell him or help him.” This hadith concludes with these words:” Do not burden him beyond his capacity.”
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ وَأَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ بَعْدَ قَوْلِهِ ” إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ ” . قَالَ قُلْتُ عَلَى حَالِ سَاعَتِي مِنَ الْكِبَرِ قَالَ ” نَعَمْ ” . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ” نَعَمْ عَلَى حَالِ سَاعَتِكَ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ ” . وَفِي حَدِيثِ عِيسَى ” فَإِنْ كَلَّفَهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ فَلْيَبِعْهُ ” . وَفِي حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ ” فَلْيُعِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ ” . وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ” فَلْيَبِعْهُ ” . وَلاَ ” فَلْيُعِنْهُ ” . انْتَهَى عِنْدَ قَوْلِهِ ” وَلاَ يُكَلِّفْهُ مَا يَغْلِبُهُ ” .
Sahih Muslim: Book 27, Hadith 61
The above hadith is from the Sahih Muslim collection of hadiths. Imam Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj is the scholar responsible for the esteemed compilation titled Sahih Muslim, which he finished around the year 875. This book is a critical component of the Kutub al-Sittah. These six collections are the most important hadith sources for Sunni Muslims and include the works of al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Sahih Muslim is particularly famous for its rigorous methodology and is frequently cited as the second most authentic collection. Its contents are organized into 56 books that house nearly 7,500 hadiths in total.
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For more Hadith in Book 27: The Book of Oaths