سنن نسائی · Hadith 669

[ was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Rubayyi’ah that he was with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم on a journey, and he heard the voice of a man calling the Adhan, and he said what he said. When he reached the words: Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasal Allah (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم), — Al Hakam said, “I did not hear this from Ibn Abl Lailah” — the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “This is a shepherd or a man who is away from his family.” He went down into the valley and found a shepherd, standing by a dead sheep. He said: “Do you think that this is worthless to its owners?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “This world is more worthless to Allah than this (dead sheep) is to its owners.”] (Hasan)

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