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bukhari:3471ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

Once Messenger of Allah ﷺ; offered the morning prayer and then faced the people and said, "While a man was driving a cow, he suddenly rode over it and beat it. The cow said, "We have not been created for this, but we have been created for sloughing." On that the people said astonishingly, "Glorified be Allah! A cow speaks!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "I believe this, and Abu Bakr and ʿUmar too, believe it, although neither of them was present there. While a person was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked and took one of the sheep. The man chased the wolf till he saved it from the wolf, where upon the wolf said, 'You have saved it from me; but who will guard it on the day of the wild beasts when there will be no shepherd to guard them except me (because of riots and afflictions)? ' " The people said surprisingly, "Glorified be Allah! A wolf speaks!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "But I believe this, and Abu Bakr and ʿUmar too, believe this, although neither of them was present there." (See the Foot-note of page No. 10 Vol.5)  

البخاري:٣٤٧١حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً إِذْ رَكِبَهَا فَضَرَبَهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحَرْثِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بَقَرَةٌ تَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِهَذَا أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ وَبَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمِهِ إِذْ عَدَا الذِّئْبُ فَذَهَبَ مِنْهَا بِشَاةٍ فَطَلَبَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ اسْتَنْقَذَهَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الذِّئْبُ هَذَا اسْتَنْقَذْتَهَا مِنِّي فَمَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ يَوْمَ لاَ رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي فَقَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ذِئْبٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِهَذَا أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ  


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muslim:2388aAbū al-Ṭāhir Aḥmad b. ʿAmr b. Sarḥ And Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > Saʿīd b. al-Musayyab Waʾabū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

A person had been driving an ox loaded with luggage. The ox looked towards him and said: I have not been created for this but for lands (i. e. for ploughing the land and for drawing out water from the wells for the purpose of irrigating the lands). The people said with surprise and awe: Hallowed be Allah, does the ox speak? Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I believe it and so do Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Abu Huraira reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: A shepherd was tendirig the flock when a wolf came there and took away one goat. Tile shepherd pursued it (the wolf) and rescued it (the goat) from that (wolf). The wolf looked towards him and said: Who would save it on the day when there will be no shepherd except me? Thereupon people said: Hallowed be Allah I Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I believe in it and so do Abu Bakr and Umar believe.  

مسلم:٢٣٨٨aحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً لَهُ قَدْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْهَا الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْبَقَرَةُ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي لَمْ أُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا وَلَكِنِّي إِنَّمَا خُلِقْتُ لِلْحَرْثِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ تَعَجُّبًا وَفَزَعًا أَبَقَرَةٌ تَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَا رَاعٍ فِي غَنَمِهِ عَدَا عَلَيْهِ الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا شَاةً فَطَلَبَهُ الرَّاعِي حَتَّى اسْتَنْقَذَهَا مِنْهُ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ الذِّئْبُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ يَوْمَ لَيْسَ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي فَقَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِذَلِكَ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ  

ahmad:7351Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Salamah

[Machine] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed prayer with us, then he turned towards us and said, "Amongst us is a man who was driving his cattle when it struck him. He said, 'Indeed, we were not created for this. We were only created for plowing.' The people said, 'Glory be to Allah! A cow that speaks!' He said, 'Indeed, I believe in this, as do Abu Bakr and Umar, and neither of them.' Then he mentioned a man with his sheep who was attacked by a wolf and it took one of the sheep. He ran after it and caught it and saved it from the wolf. He said, 'O you! You saved it from me. So, who will have it on the Day of Judgement when there will be no shepherd for it except me?' The people said, 'Glory be to Allah! A wolf that speaks!' He said, 'Indeed, I believe in this, as do Abu Bakr and Umar, and neither of them.'"  

أحمد:٧٣٥١حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً إِذْ رَكِبَهَا فَضَرَبَهَا قَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحِرَاثَةِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بَقَرَةٌ تَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِهَذَا أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ وَبَيْنَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمِهِ إِذْ عَدَا عَلَيْهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً مِنْهَا فَطَلَبَهُ فَأَدْرَكَهُ فَاسْتَنْقَذَهَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا هَذَا اسْتَنْقَذْتَهَا مِنِّي فَمَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ يَوْمَ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي؟ قَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ ذِئْبٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ قَالَ إِنِّي أُومِنُ بِذَلِكَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ  

nasai-kubra:8057Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Dāwud al-Ḥafrī ʿUmar b. Saʿd > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "A man was driving a cow and wanted to ride it. The cow said, 'We were not created for this purpose. We were created to be plowed on.' Those around him said, 'Glory be to Allah, glory be to Allah.' The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, 'I and Abu Bakr and Umar have believed in it, and others are to come.'"

"While a man was with his sheep, a wolf came and took one sheep. The shepherd followed it to take it back. The wolf said, 'How will you do on the Day of Seveah (Judgment Day), when there is no shepherd for them except me?' Those around him said, 'Glory be to Allah, glory be to Allah.' He said, 'I and Abu Bakr and Umar have believed in it, and others are to come.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٥٧أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفْرِيُّ عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَبَهَا» فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِيُحْرَثَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ» قَالَ «وَبَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمٍ لَهُ فَجَاءَ الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً مِنْهَا فَتَبِعَهَا الرَّاعِي لِيَأْخُذَهَا» فَقَالَ الذِّئْبُ فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ يَوْمَ السِّبَاعِ يَوْمَ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي؟ فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» فَقَالَ «آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ»  

nasai-kubra:8058Hārūn b. Muḥammad b. Bakkār b. Bilāl > Muḥammad b. ʿĪsá / Ibn al-Qāsim b. Sumayʿ > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ approached the people and said, "While a man was herding a cow, he intended to ride it and it approached him." The cow said, "We were not created for this purpose, rather we were created for plowing." The people around him said, "Glory be to Allah! The cow spoke!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I believe in it, and Abu Bakr and Umar do so as well, and they are not the only ones." A man said, "While I was with my sheep, a wolf came and took a sheep. I chased after it and took it back from him. He said to me, 'How can she belong to you on a day when she has no other shepherd than me?'" They said, "Glory be to Allah! The wolf spoke!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I believe in it, and Abu Bakr and Umar do so as well, and they are not the only ones."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٥٨أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارِ بْنِ بِلَالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَبَهَا فَأَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ» فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحِرَاثَةِ فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ تَكَلَّمَتْ بَقَرَةٌ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَلَيْسَ هُمَا ثَمَّ» وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي غَنَمٍ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ ذِئْبٌ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً فَطَلَبْتُهَا فَأَخَذْتُهَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي «كَيْفَ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ حِينَ لَا يَكُونُ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي» قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ تَكَلَّمَ ذِئْبٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَلَيْسَا ثَمَّ»  

nasai-kubra:8060Sulaymān b. Dāwud > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > Saʿīd b. al-Musayyib Waʾabū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah > Rasūl

A person had been driving an ox loaded with luggage. The ox looked towards him and said: I have not been created for this but for lands (i. e. for ploughing the land and for drawing out water from the wells for the purpose of irrigating the lands). The people said with surprise and awe: Hallowed be Allah, does the ox speak? Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I believe it and so do Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Abu Huraira reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: A shepherd was tendirig the flock when a wolf came there and took away one goat. Tile shepherd pursued it (the wolf) and rescued it (the goat) from that (wolf). The wolf looked towards him and said: Who would save it on the day when there will be no shepherd except me? Thereupon people said: Hallowed be Allah I Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I believe in it and so do Abu Bakr and Umar believe. (Using translation from Muslim 2388a)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٦٠أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً قَدْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْهَا الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْبَقَرَةُ» فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي لَمْ أُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا وَلَكِنَّنَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحَرْثِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ تَعَجُّبًا بَقَرَةٌ تَتَكَلَّمُ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنِّي أُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بَيْنَا رَاعٍ فِي غَنَمِهِ عَدَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً فَطَلَبَهُ الرَّاعِي يَسْتَنْقِذُهَا مِنْهُ فَالْتَفَتَ الذِّئْبُ إِلَيْهِ» فَقَالَ «مَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ؟ يَوْمَ لَيْسَ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي» قَالَ النَّاسُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ « فَإِنِّي أُؤْمِنُ بِذَلِكَ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ»