Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2448

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، مِمَّا حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجُ، مِمَّا ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ تَأْتِي الإِبِلُ عَلَى رَبِّهَا عَلَى خَيْرِ مَا كَانَتْ إِذَا هِيَ لَمْ يُعْطِ فِيهَا حَقَّهَا تَطَؤُهُ بِأَخْفَافِهَا وَتَأْتِي الْغَنَمُ عَلَى رَبِّهَا عَلَى خَيْرِ مَا كَانَتْ إِذَا لَمْ يُعْطِ فِيهَا حَقَّهَا تَطَؤُهُ بِأَظْلاَفِهَا وَتَنْطَحُهُ بِقُرُونِهَا - قَالَ - وَمِنْ حَقِّهَا أَنْ تُحْلَبَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ أَلاَ لاَ يَأْتِيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِبَعِيرٍ يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ فَيَقُولُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ‏.‏ فَأَقُولُ لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ ‏.‏ أَلاَ لاَ يَأْتِيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِشَاةٍ يَحْمِلُهَا عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ لَهَا يُعَارٌ فَيَقُولُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ‏.‏ فَأَقُولُ لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ - قَالَ - وَيَكُونُ كَنْزُ أَحَدِهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ يَفِرُّ مِنْهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَيَطْلُبُهُ أَنَا كَنْزُكَ فَلاَ يَزَالُ حَتَّى يُلْقِمَهُ أُصْبُعَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Imran ibn Bakkar reported: Ali ibn Ayyash narrated to us: Shuaib narrated to us: Abu al-Zinad told me from what Abd al-Rahman al-Araj reported, from what he mentioned hearing Abu Hurairah relate. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Camels will come to their owner in the best condition they ever were in if he did not give their due, and will trample him with their hooves. Sheep will come to their owner in the best condition they ever were in if he did not give their due, and will trample him with their cloven hooves and gore him with their horns. It is among their due that they be milked at the water. Let none of you come on the Day of Resurrection carrying a camel on his neck, bellowing, and saying, Muhammad! I will not be able to do anything for you; I have conveyed the message. Let none of you come on the Day of Resurrection carrying a sheep on his neck, bleating, and saying, Muhammad! I will not be able to do anything for you; I have conveyed the message. He said: A person treasure will become a bald serpent; its owner will flee from it while it pursues him, saying: I am your treasure. It will continue until it swallows his finger.

Translation notes
  • The report says livestock are to be milked at the water. It describes the camel bellowing and the sheep bleating while carried on the owner neck.