Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 135.0

If a slave is sincere

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَمْلُوكِ إِذَا نَصَحَ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 5169sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabifromImam MaalikfromNafie'fromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا نَصَحَ لِسَيِّدِهِ وَأَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ اللَّهِ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ ‏

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English translation

‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

when a slave acts sincerely towards his master and worship Allah well, he will have a double reward.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏