مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2838

Habeeb bin Shihab al- ' Anbari said; I heard my father say: I came to Ibn 'Abbas (RA) with a companion of mine, and we met Abu Hurairah at the door of Ibn 'Abbas. He said; Who are you? We told him and he said: Go to some people who have dates and water, for every valley will carry water according to its size. We said: Ask permission for us to enter upon Ibn 'Abbas, So he asked for us, and we heard Ibn 'Abbas narrate from the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). He said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) gave a speech on the day of Tabook. He said: "No one among the people is like a man who takes hold of his horse's reins and strives for the sake of Allah, avoiding the people's evil; or like a man in the wilderness with his sheep who honours his guest and gives his guest his due'. I said: Did he say that? He said: He said it. I said: Did he say that? He said: He said it. I said: Did he say that? He said: He said it. I magnified Allah and praised Him and gave thanks.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020