Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Yahya bin Ayoub al-GhafiqifromQutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromIsma'il bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathirfromal-Ala' bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Ya'qubfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Y'aqubfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي وَأَمَتِي . كُلُّكُمْ عَبِيدُ اللَّهِ وَكُلُّ نِسَائِكُمْ إِمَاءُ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ غُلاَمِي وَجَارِيَتِي وَفَتَاىَ وَفَتَاتِي
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English translation
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
None of you should say: My bondman and my slave-girl, for all of you are the bondmen of Allah, and all your women are the slave-girls of Allah; but say: My servant, my girl, and my young man and my young girl.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 40, Hadith 13
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 27, Hadith 5591 (deprecated numbering scheme)