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'Abda ibn Hazn said, "The people of camels and the people of sheep vied with one another for glory. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Musa was sent, and he was a shepherd. Da'ud was sent, and he was a shepherd. I was sent, and I used to herd sheep for my people at Ajyad.'"

الأدب المفرد:٥٧٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَةَ بْنَ حَزْنٍ يَقُولُ تَفَاخَرَ أَهْلُ الإِبِلِ وَأَصْحَابُ الشَّاءِ

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بُعِثَ مُوسَى وَهُوَ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ وَبُعِثَ دَاوُدُ وَهُوَ رَاعٍ وَبُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَأَنَا أَرْعَى غَنَمًا لأَهْلِي بِأَجْيَادِ

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