Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 168
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّبٍ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ: إِنِّي لَأَعُدُّ الْعُرَاقَ عَلَى خَادِمِي مَخَافَةَ الظَّنِّ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Nuaym narrated to us. He said: Israil narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Haritha ibn Mudarrib, from Salman, who said: 'I count the soup bones for my servant, for fear of suspicion.'
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
إِنِّي لَأَعُدُّ الْعُرَاقَ عَلَى خَادِمِي مَخَافَةَ الظَّنِّ.
The rare plural al-ʿurāq refers to bones/meat remnants; the feared suspicion is left unstated.
Should an editor clarify the household context or keep the concise wording?