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ahmad:14362Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Sālim > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ once met a man from the Ansar (the helpers) who said to him, "Do you have a servant who can milk my sheep for me? I used to do it myself, but I have been afflicted with a condition, and if I continue to do it, it worsens my situation." Then the man brought a child, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has destined that a soul can only create another soul like it."  

أحمد:١٤٣٦٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لِي خَادِمًا تَسْنَى وَقَالَ مَرَّةً تَسْنُو عَلَى نَاضِحٍ لِي وَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا وَأُصِيبُ مِنْهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قَدَّرَ اللهُ لِنَفْسٍ أَنْ يَخْلُقَهَا إِلَّا هِيَ كَائِنَةٌ