Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 190
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَلاَّمَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَرِقَّاكُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ، فَأَحْسِنُوا إِلَيْهِمْ، اسْتَعِينُوهُمْ عَلَى مَا غَلَبَكُمْ، وَأَعِينُوهُمْ عَلَى مَا غُلِبُوا.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Adam narrated to us. He said: Shu‘ba narrated to us. He said: Abu Bishr narrated to us, saying: I heard Sallam ibn Amr relate from a man among the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Those under your authority are your brothers, so treat them well. Seek their help in what overwhelms you, and help them in what overwhelms them.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report’s paired expressions mean that those under authority may be asked to assist with burdensome tasks, and should themselves be helped when they are overburdened.
أَرِقَّاكُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ،
The opening word is an uncommon form referring to those under one’s authority; the English witness renders it as slaves.
Should a historical-status term be retained in the final wording or glossed separately?