Muwatta Malik
Book 54, Hadith 18
Arabic hadith text
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا مِنْ نَبِيِّ إِلاَّ قَدْ رَعَى غَنَمًا " . قِيلَ وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " وَأَنَا " .
Translation
Malik related to me that he had heard that the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is noProphet who has not herded sheep," and someone asked, "You as well,Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Myself as well."