حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ بِشْرِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ عَنْ سَلِيطِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الطُّهَوِيِّ عَنْ ذُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَوْفِ بْنِ شَمَّاخٍ الطُّهَوِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ إِذْ رَأَيْنَا إِبِلًا مَصْرُورَةً بِعِضَاهِ الشَّجَرِ فَثُبْنَا إِلَيْهَا فَنَادَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْإِبِلَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هُوَ قُوتُهُمْ وَيُمْنُهُمْ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ أَيَسُرُّکُمْ لَوْ رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَی مَزَاوِدِکُمْ فَوَجَدْتُمْ مَا فِيهَا قَدْ ذُهِبَ بِهِ أَتُرَوْنَ ذَلِکَ عَدْلًا قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا کَذَلِکَ قُلْنَا أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ احْتَجْنَا إِلَی الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ فَقَالَ کُلْ وَلَا تَحْمِلْ وَاشْرَبْ وَلَا تَحْمِلْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2303
Abu Hurairah said: "While We were wi th the Messenger of Allah on a journey, we saw some camels with their udders tied, among some thorny trees. We rushed towards it, but the Messenger of Allah called us arid we came back to him. He said: ‘These camels belong to a family of Muslims, and this is their support (and blessing) after Allah. Would you be happy if you went back to your vessels and found that what was in them had been taken away? Do you think that is fair?’ They said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘This is like that.’ We said: ‘What do you think if we are in need of food and drink?’ He said: ‘Eat but do not carry any away; drink but do not carry any away.” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020