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ahmad:22354 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Sufyān > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī from his father > Abū Masʿūd > Baynā

[Machine] While I was beating a slave of mine, a man called out to me from behind, saying: "Ibn Mas'ud, have fear of Allah! Have fear of Allah!" So I turned around and behold, it was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "By Allah, Allah is more capable of overpowering you than you are of overpowering this slave." I swore that I would never beat a slave of mine again.  

أحمد:٢٢٣٥٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

بَيْنَا أَنَا أَضْرِبُ مَمْلُوكًا لِي إِذْ رَجُلٌ يُنَادِي مِنْ خَلْفِي اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ فَحَلَفْتُ لَا أَضْرِبُ مَمْلُوكًا لِي أَبَدًا  

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Collected by Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī
tirmidhi:1948 – Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Muʾammal > Sufyān > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī from his father > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

"I was beating a slave of mine and I heard someone behind me saying: 'Beware O Abu Mas'ud! Beware O Abu Mas'ud!' So I turned around and saw that it was the Messenger of Allah. He said: 'Allah has more power over you than you do over him." Abu Mas'ud said: "I have not beaten any slave of mine since then."  

الترمذي:١٩٤٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُ مَمْلُوكًا لِي

فَسَمِعْتُ قَائِلاً مِنْ خَلْفِي يَقُولُ اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ فَمَا ضَرَبْتُ مَمْلُوكًا لِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ التَّيْمِيُّ هُوَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ
ahmad:17087 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Sufyān > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī from his father > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī > Baynā > Aḍrib Ghulām Lī Idh

[Machine] While I was hitting a slave of mine, I heard a voice from behind me, so I knew it was Abu Mas'ud. I turned around and it was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "By Allah, Allah is more capable of overpowering you than you are of overpowering him." Then I swore that I would never hit a slave again.  

أحمد:١٧٠٨٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

بَيْنَا أَنَا أَضْرِبُ غُلَامًا لِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنْ وَرَائِي اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ ثَلَاثًا فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ فَحَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا أَضْرِبَ مَمْلُوكًا أَبَدًا  

tabarani:14812 – Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > al-Thawrī > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī from his father > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī > Baynamā > Aḍrib Ghulām Lī Idh

[Machine] While I was hitting a young boy of mine, I heard a voice from behind me say, "Ibn Mas'ood, know, Ibn Mas'ood, know." I turned around and behold, it was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said, "By Allah, Allah has more power over you than you have over this (boy) in his current state." So, I swore that I would never hit a slave of mine ever again.  

الطبراني:١٤٨١٢ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَضْرِبُ غُلَامًا لِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنْ وَرَائِي «اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ» ثَلَاثًا فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «وَاللهِ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَالِ» فَحَلَفْتُ أنْ لَا أَضْرِبَ مَمْلُوكًا لِي أَبَدًا  

يَزِيدُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ

tabarani:14814 – Idrīs b. ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ḥaddād > ʿĀṣim b. ʿAlī > Qays b. al-Rabīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī from his father > Abū Masʿūd > Baynamā > Aḍrib Ghulām Lī Idh

[Machine] While I was striking a boy for myself, I heard a voice from behind me saying, "Know, Abu Mas'ud." So I turned around and it was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The whip fell from my hand out of awe for him, and he said, "By Allah, indeed Allah has more power over you than you have over this."  

الطبراني:١٤٨١٤ – حَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْحَدَّادُ ثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَضْرِبُ غُلَامًا لِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنْ خَلْفِي «اعْلَمْ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ» فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَقَطَ السَّوْطُ مِنْ يَدِي مِنْ هَيْبَتِهِ فَقَالَ «أَمَا وَاللهِ لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَى هَذَا»