حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَهَنَّادٌ الْمَعْنَی قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا قَالَ مَرَّ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نُعَالِجُ خُصًّا لَنَا وَهَی فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا فَقُلْنَا خُصٌّ لَنَا وَهَی فَنَحْنُ نُصْلِحُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَرَی الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا أَعْجَلَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5236
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Amash through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came upon me when we were repairing our cottage that was broken. He asked: What is this? We replied: This cottage of ours has broken and we are repairing it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I see that the command is quicker than that.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020