Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 212
حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ، وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَالأَمِيرُ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَهِيَ مَسْؤُولَةٌ، أَلاَ وَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ، وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Arim narrated to us. He said: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Nafi‘, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Each of you is a shepherd, and each of you is responsible for his flock. The governor is a shepherd and is responsible. A man is a shepherd over his household and is responsible. A woman is a shepherd over her husband’s home and is responsible. Indeed, each of you is a shepherd, and each of you is responsible for his flock.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic repeats the general statement of responsibility at the end after identifying the governor, man, and woman in their respective domains; the repetition is retained.