Sahih al-Bukhari 5188

Book 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah) · Hadith 122

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ، فَالإِمَامُ رَاعٍ وَهْوَ مَسْئُولٌ وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَهْوَ مَسْئُولٌ وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَهْىَ مَسْئُولَةٌ، وَالْعَبْدُ رَاعٍ عَلَى مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ، أَلاَ فَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and everyone of you is responsible (for his wards). A ruler is a guardian and is responsible(for his subjects); a man is a guardian of his family and responsible (for them); a wife is a guardian of her husband's house and she is responsible (for it), a slave is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible (for that). Beware! All of you are guardians and are responsible (for your wards)

Abdullah bin Umar bataate hain: Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Tum mein har koi nigraan hai, aur har koi apni zimmedaari ke liye jawaabdeh hai. Hukmaraan nigraan hai aur apni praja ke liye zimmedaar hai; aadmi apne khaandaan ka nigraan hai aur unke liye zimmedaar hai; biwi apne shohar ke ghar ki nigraan hai aur uske liye zimmedaar hai; ghulaam apne maalik ki jaayadaad ka nigraan hai aur uske liye zimmedaar hai. Khabardaar! Tum sab nigraan ho aur apni zimmedaari ke liye jawaabdeh ho.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5188 · Book 67, Hadith 122

Read all hadith in Book 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)