Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep. His companions asked him, Did you do the same? The Prophet replied, Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al-`Asi bin Wail and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The Prophet and Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after three days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after three days and both of them (The Prophet and Abu Bakr) set out accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the Dili guide who guided them below Mecca along the road leading to the sea-shore.
Read More..Narrated Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil as an expert guide who was a pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet and Abu Bakr gave him their two riding camels and took a promise from him to bring their riding camels in the morning of the third day to the Cave of Thaur.
Read More..Narrated Ya`la bin Umaiya: I fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk) along with the Prophet and in my opinion that was the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's finger and caused his own tooth to fall out. He then went to the Prophet (with a complaint) but the Prophet canceled the suit and said to the complainant, Did you expect him to let his finger in your mouth so that you might snap and cut it (as does a stallion camel)?
Read More..Narrated Ibn Juraij from `Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika from his grandfather a similar story: A man bit the hand of another man and caused his own tooth to fall out, but Abu Bakr judged that he had no right for compensation (for the broken tooth).
Read More..Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall. Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], (Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then raised his hands and the wall became straightened up. Ya`la said, I think Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, 'He (Khadir) passed his hand over it and it was straightened up. (Moses said to him), if you had wanted, you could have taken wages for it. Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, Wages with which to buy food .
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