Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Sales (Bargains)
15- بَابُ كَسْبِ الرَّجُلِ وَعَمَلِهِ بِيَدِهِ:
(15) Chapter. The earnings of a person and his manual labour.
6 hadith · references 2070–2075
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Bukhari · 2070لَقَدْ عَلِمَ قَوْمِي أَنَّ حِرْفَتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْجِزُ عَنْ مَئُونَةِ أَهْلِي ، وَشُغِلْتُ بِأَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَسَيَأْكُلُ آلُأَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ، وَيَحْتَرِفُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ فِيهِWhen Abu Bakr As-Siddiq was chosen Caliph, he said, "My people know that my profession was not incapable of providing substance to my family. And as I will be busy serving the Muslim nation, my family will eat from the N6 narratorsBukhari · 2071كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عُمَّالَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ، وَكَانَ يَكُونُ لَهُمْ أَرْوَاحٌ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُمْ : لَوِ اغْتَسَلْتُمْThe companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice manual labor, so their sweat used to smell, and they were advised to take a bath.10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2072مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا قَطُّ ، خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ، وَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one's own hands. The Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor."5 narratorsBukhari · 2073أَنَّ دَاوُدَ النَّبِيَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، كَانَ لَا يَأْكُلُ إِلَّا مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) David used not to eat except from the earnings of his manual labor."5 narratorsBukhari · 2074لَأَنْ يَحْتَطِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ حُزْمَةً عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا فَيُعْطِيَهُ أَوْ يَمْنَعَهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "No doubt, it is better for any one of you to cut a bundle of wood and carry it over his back rather than to ask someone who may or may not give him."6 narratorsBukhari · 2075حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One would rather take a rope and cut wood and carry it than ask others).5 narrators