صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2548

Book 49: The Book of Manumission (of Slaves)

كِتَاب الْعِتْقِ

Chapter 16

(16) Chapter. (The reward of) a slave who worships his Lord (Allah) and he is also honest and faithful to his master.

16- بَابُ الْعَبْدِ إِذَا أَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ وَنَصَحَ سَيِّدَهُ:

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A pious slave gets a double reward." Abu Huraira added By Him in Whose Hands my soul is but for Jihad (i.e. holy battles), Hajj, and my duty to serve my mother, I would have loved to die as a slave.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

لِلْعَبْدِ الْمَمْلُوكِ الصَّالِحِ أَجْرَانِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَجُّ وَبِرُّ أُمِّي ، لَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَمُوتَ وَأَنَا مَمْلُوكٌ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2548In-book: Book 49, Hadith 2548

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