Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 14, Hadith 286
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِتُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَجَلَّ إِذَا جَلَسَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ، وَلاَ أَفْكَهَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، مِنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Umar ibn Hafs narrated to us: My father narrated to us: al-A‘mash narrated to us: Thabit ibn ‘Ubayd narrated to me, who said: ‘I have never seen anyone more dignified when sitting with people, or more lighthearted at home, than Zayd ibn Thabit.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report contrasts Zayd’s bearing in company with his playfulness at home.