حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنَ الْأَعْرَجِ يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ إِنَّکُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُکْثِرُ الْحَدِيثَ عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاللَّهُ الْمَوْعِدُ إِنِّي کُنْتُ امْرَأً مِسْکِينًا أَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی مِلْئِ بَطْنِي وَکَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ يَشْغَلُهُمْ الصَّفْقُ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ وَکَانَتْ الْأَنْصَارُ يَشْغَلُهُمْ الْقِيَامُ عَلَی أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَشَهِدْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَقَالَ مَنْ يَبْسُطْ رِدَائَهُ حَتَّی أَقْضِيَ مَقَالَتِي ثُمَّ يَقْبِضْهُ فَلَنْ يَنْسَی شَيْئًا سَمِعَهُ مِنِّي فَبَسَطْتُ بُرْدَةً کَانَتْ عَلَيَّ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ مَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 7354
Narrated Al-A'raj: Abu Huraira said, "You people claim that Abu Huraira narrates many narrations of Allah's Apostle. (Anyhow) with Allah will be our appointment. I was a poor man, and used to stick to Allah's Apostle contented with what will fill my stomach, and the Muhajirin (emigrants) used to be busy trading in the markets, and the Ansar used to be busy looking after their properties. One-day I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Who will spread his Rida' (a garment covering the upper part of the body) till I finished my speech and then fold it, (i.e. wrap it over your body), in which case he will never forget anything he had heard from me." So I spread my garment which I was wearing; and by Him Who sent Muhammad with the Truth, ever since, I have never forgotten whatever I heard from him (the Prophet)" (See, Hadith No. 119, Vol. 1)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020