حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو السَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِيَّاکُمْ أَنْ تَتَّخِذُوا ظُهُورَ دَوَابِّکُمْ مَنَابِرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ إِنَّمَا سَخَّرَهَا لَکُمْ لِتُبَلِّغَکُمْ إِلَی بَلَدٍ لَمْ تَکُونُوا بَالِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ الْأَنْفُسِ وَجَعَلَ لَکُمْ الْأَرْضَ فَعَلَيْهَا فَاقْضُوا حَاجَتَکُمْ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2567
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying “Do not treat the backs of your beasts as pulpits, for Allaah has made them subject to you only to convey you to a town which you cannot reach without difficulty and He has appointed the earth (a floor to work) for you, so conduct your business on it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020