Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1264
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ كَانَ يَحْدُو بِالرِّجَالِ، وَكَانَ أَنْجَشَةُ يَحْدُو بِالنِّسَاءِ، وَكَانَ حَسَنَ الصَّوْتِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: يَا أَنْجَشَةُ، رُوَيْدَكَ سَوْقَكَ بِالْقَوَارِيرِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: Hammad ibn Salamah related to us: Thabit informed us, from Anas: al-Bara’ ibn Malik used to chant for the men as they travelled, and Anjashah used to chant for the women. He had a fine voice. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Anjashah, go gently as you drive the delicate glass vessels.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The glass vessels are a metaphor for the women riding in the caravan; the report does not describe literal glass cargo.