Sahih al-Bukhari 2552

Book 49: Manumission of Slaves · Hadith 35

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ أَطْعِمْ رَبَّكَ، وَضِّئْ رَبَّكَ، اسْقِ رَبَّكَ‏.‏ وَلْيَقُلْ سَيِّدِي مَوْلاَىَ‏.‏ وَلاَ يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي أَمَتِي‏.‏ وَلْيَقُلْ فَتَاىَ وَفَتَاتِي وَغُلاَمِي ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You should not say, 'Feed your lord (Rabbaka), help your lord in performing ablution, or give water to your lord, but should say, 'my master (e.g. Feed your master instead of lord etc.) (Saiyidi), or my guardian (Maulai), and one should not say, my slave (Abdi), or my girl-slave (Amati), but should say, my lad (Fatai), my lass (Fatati), and 'my boy (Ghulami)

Abu Huraira (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Nabi ne farmaya: "Tumhe yeh nahi kehna chahiye, 'Apne Rab (Rabbaka) ko khilao, apne Rab ko wudu mein madad karo, ya apne Rab ko paani do,' balki kehna chahiye, 'Mere maalik (Saiyidi)' ya 'mere rakhwale (Maulai),' aur kisi ko yeh nahi kehna chahiye, 'mera gulaam (Abdi),' ya 'meri launDi (Amati),' balki kehna chahiye, 'mera jawan (Fatai),' 'meri jawan launDi (Fatati),' aur 'mera ladka (Ghulami).'"

Sahih al-Bukhari 2552 · Book 49, Hadith 35

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