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bukhari:1452ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > Ibn Shihāb > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

A Bedouin asked Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the emigration. The Prophet ﷺ said, "May Allah have mercy on you! The matter of emigration is very hard. Have you got camels? Do you pay their Zakat?" The Bedouin said, "Yes, I have camels and I pay their Zakat." The Prophet ﷺ said, Work beyond the seas and Allah will not decrease (waste) any of your good deeds." (See Hadith No. 260 Vol. 5).  

البخاري:١٤٥٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ؓ أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَهَا شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  


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bukhari:2633Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd

A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about emigration. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "May Allah be merciful to you. The matter of emigration is difficult. Have you got some camels?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Do you pay their Zakat?" He replied in the affirmative. He asked, "Do you lend them so that their milk may be utilized by others?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you milk them on the day off watering them?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do good deeds beyond the merchants (or the sea) and Allah will never disregard any of your deeds." (See Hadith No. 260, Vol. 5)  

البخاري:٢٦٣٣وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ شَأْنُهَا شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتُعْطِي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تَمْنَحُ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتَحْلُبُهَا يَوْمَ وِرْدِهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

bukhari:3923ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd

Once a bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the migration. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Mercy of Allah be on you! The migration is a quite difficult matter. Have you got some camels?" He replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you give their Zakat?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet said, "Do you let others benefit by their milk gratis?" He replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet asked, "Do you milk them on their watering days and give their milk to the poor and needy?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet, said, "Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, and there is no doubt that Allah will not overlook any of your good deeds."  

البخاري:٣٩٢٣حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ؓ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ شَأْنُهَا شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتُعْطِي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تَمْنَحُ مِنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتَحْلُبُهَا يَوْمَ وُرُودِهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

bukhari:6165Sulaymān b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > al-Walīd > Abū ʿAmr al-Awzāʿī > Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī > Aʿrābī

A bedouin said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Inform me about the emigration." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you)! The question of emigration is a difficult one. Have you got some camels?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you pay their Zakat?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, for Allah will not let your deeds go in vain."  

البخاري:٦١٦٥حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ؓ أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

muslim:1865aAbū Bakr b. Khalāad al-Bāhilī > al-Walīd b. Muslim > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. ʿAmr al-Awzāʿī > Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Do you talk of Hijra? The affair of Hijra is very difficult. But have you got camels? The bedouin said: Yes. He asked: Do you pay the poor-rate payable on their account? He replied: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Go on doing good deeds (across the seas), for surely God will not leave any of your deeds unrewarded.  

مسلم:١٨٦٥aوَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيُّ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ لَشَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تُؤْتِي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

nasai:4164al-Ḥusayn b. Ḥurayth > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd

a Bedouin asked the Messenger of Allah about emigration (Hijrah). He said: "Woe to you, emigration is very important. Do you have any camels?" He said: "Yes. He said: "Do you pay Sadaqah on them?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Do righteous deeds no matter how far away you are from the Muslims, for Allah, the Mighty and sublime, will never cause any of your deeds tobe lost."  

النسائي:٤١٦٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

abudawud:2477Muʾammal b. al-Faḍl > al-Walīd / Ibn Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Abu Sa’id Al Khudri said “A Bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ about emigration. He replied “Woe to you! The matter of emigration is severe. Have you a Camel? He said, Yes. He asked “Do you pay its zakat? He said, Yes. He said, Then work (anywhere) beyond the seas. Allaah will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your work.  

أبو داود:٢٤٧٧حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

ahmad:11105Muʿāwiyah b. ʿAmr > Abū Isḥāq al-Fazārī > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Abu Sa’id Al Khudri said “A Bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ about emigration. He replied “Woe to you! The matter of emigration is severe. Have you a Camel? He said, Yes. He asked “Do you pay its zakat? He said, Yes. He said, Then work (anywhere) beyond the seas. Allaah will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your work. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2477)   

أحمد:١١١٠٥حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ؟ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ شَأْنُهَا شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ تَمْنَحُ مِنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ تَحْلِبُهَا يَوْمَ وِرْدِهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

ahmad:11108ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith > al-Awzāʿī > Ibn Shihāb > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] An Arab man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about migration. He said, "Alas! Migration is a difficult matter. Do you have any camels?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Do you pay their Zakat?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Do you give gifts from them?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Do you milk them on the day of their return?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then do whatever you wish beyond the seas, for surely Allah will not leave anything from your actions."  

أحمد:١١١٠٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ؟ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ شَأْنُهَا شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَلَسْتَ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ أَلَسْتَ تَمْنَحُ مِنْهَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ أَلَسْتَ تَحْلُبُهَا يَوْمَ وِرْدِهَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

ذِكْرُ اسْتِيفَاءِ الْمَرْءِ الثَّوَابَ الْجَزِيلَ فِي الْعُقْبَى بِإِعْطَائِهِ صَدَقَةَ مَاشِيَتِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا

ibnhibban:3249ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Salm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm > al-Walīd > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Abu Sa’id Al Khudri said “A Bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ about emigration. He replied “Woe to you! The matter of emigration is severe. Have you a Camel? He said, Yes. He asked “Do you pay its zakat? He said, Yes. He said, Then work (anywhere) beyond the seas. Allaah will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your work. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2477)  

ابن حبّان:٣٢٤٩أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ «وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ»؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا»  

nasai-kubra:7739al-Ḥusayn b. Ḥurayth > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Abu Sa’id Al Khudri said “A Bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ about emigration. He replied “Woe to you! The matter of emigration is severe. Have you a Camel? He said, Yes. He asked “Do you pay its zakat? He said, Yes. He said, Then work (anywhere) beyond the seas. Allaah will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your work. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2477)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٧٣٩أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ عَنِ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ «وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا»  

nasai-kubra:8646al-Ḥusayn b. Ḥurayth > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yazīd al-Laythī > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Abu Sa’id Al Khudri said “A Bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ about emigration. He replied “Woe to you! The matter of emigration is severe. Have you a Camel? He said, Yes. He asked “Do you pay its zakat? He said, Yes. He said, Then work (anywhere) beyond the seas. Allaah will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your work. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2477)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٦٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ «وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَنْ يَتْرُكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا»  

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"وَيْحَكَ! ! إِنَّ شَأنَ الهِجْرَةِ لَشَدِيدٌ، فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَها؟ قَال: نَعَمْ، قَال: فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ البِحَارِ، فَإنَ الله لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلكَ شَيئًا".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي [حب] ابن حبّان عن أبي سعيد أن أعرابيا سأل النبي ﷺ عن الهجرة قال: فذكره