[Machine] "He used to say: 'I grew up as an orphan and lived as a poor person, making a living by working for the sons of 'Affan and the daughters of Ghazwan, providing them with food for their stomachs and preparing for them when they settled and accompanying them when they traveled. All praise is due to Allah who made religion the foundation, and Abu Huraira an imam.' It is not known that the Prophet ﷺ was aware of this, but he approved it. It is possible that this was an understanding among them based on mutual agreement, not on a contract."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ نَشَأْتُ يَتِيمًا وَهَاجَرْتُ مِسْكِينًا وَكُنْتُ أَجِيرًا لِابْنِ عَفَّانَ وَابْنَةِ غَزْوَانَ عَلَى طَعَامِ بَطْنِي وَعُقْبَةِ رِجْلِي أَحْتَطِبُ لَهُمْ إِذَا نَزَلُوا وَأَحْدُو بِهِمْ إِذَا سَارُوا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الدِّينَ قِوَامًا وَأَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِمَامًا فَلَيْسَ فِي هَذَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَلِمَ بِهِ فَأَقَرَّهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا مُوَاضَعَةً بَيْنَهُمْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ التَّرَاضِي لَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ التَّعَاقُدِ