Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2324

Book 41: Agriculture

Chapter 4 Employing oxen for ploughing
باب اسْتِعْمَالِ الْبَقَرِ لِلْحِرَاثَةِ
Sahih al-Bukhari 2324

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “While a man was riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, ‘I have not been
created for this purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created for ploughing.” The Prophet (ﷺ) added, “I, Abu
Bakr and `Umar believe in the story.” The Prophet (ﷺ) went on, “A wolf caught a sheep, and when the
shepherd chased it, the wolf said, ‘Who will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will be
no shepherd for it except me?’ “After narrating it, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I, Abu Bakr and `Umar too
believe it.” Abu Salama (a sub-narrator) said, “Abu Bakr and `Umar were not present then.”

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏”‏ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ رَاكِبٌ عَلَى بَقَرَةٍ الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ لَمْ أُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا، خُلِقْتُ لِلْحِرَاثَةِ، قَالَ آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ، وَأَخَذَ الذِّئْبُ شَاةً فَتَبِعَهَا الرَّاعِي، فَقَالَ الذِّئْبُ مَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ، يَوْمَ لاَ رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي‏.‏ قَالَ آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ‏”‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مَا هُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْقَوْمِ‏.‏

Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 2324
In-book reference
Book 41, Hadith 5
Grade: Sahih

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