Sahih al-Bukhari 2070

Book 34: Sales and Trade · Hadith 23

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ لَمَّا اسْتُخْلِفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ قَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ قَوْمِي أَنَّ حِرْفَتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْجِزُ عَنْ مَئُونَةِ أَهْلِي، وَشُغِلْتُ بِأَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَسَيَأْكُلُ آلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ وَيَحْتَرِفُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ فِيهِ‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:When Abu Bakr As-Siddiq was chosen Caliph, he said, "My people know that my profession was not incapable of providing substance to my family. And as I will be busy serving the Muslim nation, my family will eat from the National Treasury of Muslims, and I will practice the profession of serving the Muslims

Ayesha (رضی اللہ عنہا) bataati hain: Jab Abu Bakr As-Siddiq khalifa chune gaye, unhone kaha: "Meri qaum jaanti hai ke mera peshaa mere pariwara ke liye rozi kamane mein na-kaabil nahi tha. Aur chunke main Musalman ummat ki khidmat mein masroof rahunga, mera pariwara Musalmanon ke Bait-ul-Maal (National Treasury) se khaana khaega, aur main Musalmanon ki khidmat ka peshaa apnaunga."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2070 · Book 34, Hadith 23

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