Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 69

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بَابُ فَضْلِ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الْمَمْلُوكِ ٢٣٧ - بَابُ فَضْلِ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الْمَمْلُوكِ

237 - Chapter: The Merit of Kindness Toward Servants.

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنْبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ﴾ [النِّسَاءِ: ٣٦]. ١٣٦٠ -

Allah the Exalted says: "Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him; be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, the neighbor who is a relative, the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess" [An-Nisa: 36].

وَعَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ مِثْلُهَا، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ سَابَّ رَجُلًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَيَّرَهُ بِأُمِّهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: إِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ فِيكَ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ، هُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ وَخَوَلُكُمْ، جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ، فَمَنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ، فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ، وَلْيُلْبِسْهُ مِمَّا يَلْبَسُ، وَلَا تُكَلِّفُوهُمْ مَا يَغْلِبُهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَلَّفْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَعِينُوهُمْ» مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ. ١٣٦١ -

1360 - Al-Ma'rur ibn Suwayd reported: I saw Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, wearing a garment identical to the one his servant wore. When I asked him about it, he explained that he had once insulted a man during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, by mocking his mother. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to him, "You are a man who still harbors the traits of the Age of Ignorance. These servants are your brothers whom Allah has placed under your authority. Whoever has his brother under his authority must feed him from what he eats and clothe him from what he wears. Do not burden them with tasks beyond their strength; if you do, then help them with the work." Agreed upon.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (25 verbs · 42 nouns)

• عَبَدَ — to worship
• أَشْرَكَ — to associate partners
• مَلَكَ — to own
• بَابٌ — chapter
• فَضْلٌ — virtue
• إِحْسَانٌ — kindness