حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَی حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ وَالْحَجَّاجُ وَالْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ کَانَ زَکَرِيَّا نَجَّارًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2150
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: "Allah has not sent any Prophet but he was a shepherd." His Companions said to him: "Even you, 0 Messenger of Allah?" He said. "Even me. I used to tend the sheep of the people of Makkah for a lew Qirdts." (Sahih) (One of the narrators) Suwaid said: "Meaning one Qirdt for every sheep."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
