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ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ لَا يَأْنَفَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ الْمُسْتَحْقَرِ فِي بَيْتِهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَظِيمًا فِي أَعْيُنِ الْبَشَرِ

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[Machine] She was asked about the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ actions in his home. She said, "He was nothing but a human among humans. He used to mend his garment, milk his sheep, and serve himself."  

ابن حبّان:٥٦٧٥أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّهَا سُئِلَتْ مَا كَانَ عَمَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ «مَا كَانَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِنَ الْبَشَرِ كَانَ يَفْلِي ثَوْبَهُ وَيَحْلِبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَخْدُمُ نَفْسَهُ»  


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[Machine] I was asked, "What did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do in his house?" She said, "He was a human among humans; he would patch his garment, milk his sheep, and serve himself."  

أحمد:٢٦١٩٤حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

سُئِلْتُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْمَلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ بَشَرًا مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَفْلِي ثَوْبَهُ وَيَحْلُبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَخْدُمُ نَفْسَهُ