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Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 15:
Hiring
Volume 3, Book 36,
Number 461:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ashari:
The Prophet said, "The honest treasurer
who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is
one of the two charitable persons, (the second
being the owner)."
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
462:
Narrated Abu Musa:
I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash-ari
tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not
know that they want employment." The Prophet
said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs
anybody who demands it earnestly."
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
463:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah did not send any
prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions
asked him, "Did you do the same?" The
Prophet replied, "Yes, I used to shepherd the
sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats."
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
464:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man
from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of
Bani 'Abu bin 'Adi as a guide. He was an expert
guide and he broke the oath contract which he had
to abide by with the tribe of Al-'Asi bin Wail and
he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The
Prophet and Abu Bakr had confidence in him and
gave him their riding camels and told him to bring
them to the Cave of Thaur after three days. So, he
brought them their two riding camels after three
days and both of them (The Prophet and Abu Bakr)
set out accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the
Dili guide who guided them below Mecca along the
road leading to the sea-shore.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
465:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil
as an expert guide who was a pagan (follower of
the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The
Prophet and Abu Bakr gave him their two riding
camels and took a promise from him to bring their
riding camels in the morning of the third day to
the Cave of Thaur.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
466:
Narrated Ya'la bin Umaya:
I fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk)
along with the Prophet and in my opinion that was
the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who
quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit
and cut the other's finger and caused his own
tooth to fall out. He then went to the Prophet
(with a complaint) but the Prophet cancelled the
suit and said to the complainant, "Did you
expect him to let his finger in your mouth so that
you might snap and cut it (as does a stallion
camel)?"
Narrated Ibn Juraij from Abdullah bin Abu
Mulaika from his grandfather a similar story: A
man bit the hand of another man and caused his own
tooth to fall out, but Abu Bakr judged that he had
no right for compensation (for the broken tooth).
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
467:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b:
Allah's Apostle said, "Both of them (Moses
and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a
wall which was about to fall." Sa'd said,
"(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards
the wall) and then raised his hands and the wall
became straightened up." Ya'la said, "I
think Said said, 'He (Khadir) passed his hand over
it and it was straightened up." (Moses said
to him), "if you had wanted, you could have
taken wages for it." Said said, "Wages
with which to buy food . "
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
468:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "Your example and the
example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e.
Jews and Christians) is like the example of a man
who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who
will work for me from morning till midday for one
Qirat?' The Jews accepted and carried out the
work. He then asked, Who will work for me from
midday up to the 'Asr prayer for one Qirat?' The
Christians accepted and fulfilled the work. He
then said, 'Who will work for me from the 'Asr
till sunset for two Qirats?' You, Muslims have
accepted the offer. The Jews and the Christians
got angry and said, 'Why should we work more and
get lesser wages?' (Allah) said, 'Have I with-held
part of your right?' They replied in the negative.
He said, 'It is My Blessing, I bestow upon
whomever I wish .'
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
469:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Allah's Apostle said, "Your example and
the example of Jews and Christians is like the
example of a man who employed some laborers to
whom he said, 'Who will work for me up to midday
for one Qirat each?' The Jews carried out the work
for one Qirat each; and then the Christians
carried out the work up to the 'Asr prayer for one
Qirat each; and now you Muslims are working from
the 'Asr prayer up to sunset for two Qirats each.
The Jews and Christians got angry and said, 'We
work more and are paid less.' The employer (Allah)
asked them, 'Have I usurped some of your right?'
They replied in the negative. He said, 'That is My
Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish.' "
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
470:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah said, 'I will be
an opponent to three types of people on the Day of
Resurrection:
1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but
proves treacherous;
2. One who sells a free person and eats his
price; and
3. One who employs a laborer and takes full
work from him but does not pay him for his lab
our.' "
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
471:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "The example of Muslims,
Jews and Christians is like the example of a man
who employed laborers to work for him from morning
till night for specific wages. They worked till
midday and then said, 'We do not need your money
which you have fixed for us and let whatever we
have done be annulled.' The man said to them,
'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it
and take your full wages.' But they refused and
went away. The man employed another batch after
them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the
day and yours will be the wages I had fixed for
the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of
'Asr prayer. Then they said, "Let what we
have done be annulled and keep the wages you have
promised us for yourself.' The man said to them,
'Complete the rest of the work, as only a little
of the day remains,' but they refused. Thereafter
he employed another batch to work for the rest of
the day and they worked for the rest of the day
till the sunset, and they received the wages of
the two former batches. So, that was the example
of those people (Muslims) and the example of this
light (guidance) which they have accepted
willingly.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
472:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Three men
from among those who were before you, set out
together till they reached a cave at night and
entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain
and closed the mouth of the cave. They said (to
each other), Nothing could save you Tom this rock
but to invoke Allah by giving referenda to the
righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's
sake only).' So, one of them said, 'O Allah! I had
old parents and I never provided my family (wife,
children etc.) with milk before them. One day, by
chance I was delayed, and I came late (at night)
while they had slept. I milked the sheep for them
and took the milk to them, but I found them
sleeping. I disliked to provide my family with the
milk before them. I waited for them and the bowl
of milk was in my hand and I kept on waiting for
them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got
up and drank the milk. O Allah! If I did that for
Your Sake only, please relieve us from our
critical situation caused by this rock.' So, the
rock shifted a little but they could not get
out."
The Prophet added, "The second man said,
'O Allah! I had a cousin who was the dearest of
all people to me and I wanted to have sexual
relations with her but she refused. Later she had
a hard time in a famine year and she came to me
and I gave her one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars on
the condition that she would not resist my desire,
and she agreed. When I was about to fulfill my
desire, she said: It is illegal for you to outrage
my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I
thought it a sin to have sexual intercourse with
her and left her though she was the dearest of all
the people to me, and also I left the gold I had
given her. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake
only, please relieve us from the present
calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but
still they could not get out from there."
The Prophet added, "Then the third man
said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I paid
them their wages with the exception of one man who
did not take his wages and went away. I invested
his wages and I got much property thereby. (Then
after some time) he came and said to me: O Allah's
slave! Pay me my wages. I said to him: All the
camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours.
He said: O Allah's slave! Don't mock at me. I
said: I am not mocking at you. So, he took all the
herd and drove them away and left nothing. O
Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please
relieve us from the present suffering.' So, that
rock shifted completely and they got out walking.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
473:
Narrated Abu May' id Al-Ansari:
Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered us to give in
charity we would go to the market and work as
porters to earn a Mudd (two hand-fulls) (of
foodstuff) but now some of us have one-hundred
thousand Dirhams or Diners. (The sub-narrator)
Shaqiq said, "I think Abu Mas'ud meant
himself by saying (some of us) .
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
474:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet forbade the
meeting of caravans (on the way) and ordained that
no townsman is permitted to sell things on behalf
of a bedouin." I asked Ibn 'Abbas, "What
is the meaning of his saying, 'No townsman is
permitted to sell things on behalf of a bedouin.'
" He replied, "He should not work as a
broker for him."
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
475:
Narrated Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al-'As
bin Wail. When he owed me some money for my work,
I went to him to ask for that amount. He said,
"I will not pay you unless you disbelieve in
Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I will
never do that till you die and be
resurrected." He said, "Will I be dead
and then resurrected after my death?" I said,
"Yes." He said, "There I will have
property and offspring and then I will pay you
your due." Then Allah revealed. 'Have you
seen him who disbelieved in Our signs, and yet
says: I will be given property and offspring?'
(19.77)
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
476:
Narrated Abu Said:
Some of the companions of the Prophet went on a
journey till they reached some of the 'Arab tribes
(at night). They asked the latter to treat them as
their guests but they refused. The chief of that
tribe was then bitten by a snake (or stung by a
scorpion) and they tried their best to cure him
but in vain. Some of them said (to the others),
"Nothing has benefited him, will you go to
the people who resided here at night, it may be
that some of them might possess something (as
treatment)," They went to the group of the
companions (of the Prophet ) and said, "Our
chief has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a
scorpion) and we have tried everything but he has
not benefitted. Have you got anything
(useful)?" One of them replied, "Yes, by
Allah! I can recite a Ruqya, but as you have
refused to accept us as your guests, I will not
recite the Ruqya for you unless you fix for us
some wages for it." They agrees to pay them a
flock of sheep. One of them then went and recited
(Suratul-Fatiha): 'All the praises are for the
Lord of the Worlds' and puffed over the chief who
became all right as if he was released from a
chain, and got up and started walking, showing no
signs of sickness.
They paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of
them (i.e. the companions) then suggested to
divide their earnings among themselves, but the
one who performed the recitation said, "Do
not divide them till we go to the Prophet and
narrate the whole story to him, and wait for his
order." So, they went to Allah's Apostle and
narrated the story. Allah's Apostle asked,
"How did you come to know that
Surat-ul-Fatiha was recited as Ruqya?" Then
he added, "You have done the right thing.
Divide (what you have earned) and assign a share
for me as well." The Prophet smiled
thereupon.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
477:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When Abu Taiba cupped the Prophet and the
Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two Sas of
foodstuff and he interceded with his masters to
reduce his taxes.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
478:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the man
who cupped him his wages.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
479:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the man
who cupped him his wages. If it had been
undesirable he would not have paid him.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
480:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used to get cupped and would never
withhold the wages of any person .
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
481:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet sent for a slave who had the
profession of cupping, and he cupped him. The
Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two Sas, or
one or two Mudds of foodstuff, and appealed to his
masters to reduce his taxes:
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
482:
Narrated Abu Masud Al-Ansari:
Allah's Apostle regarded illegal the price of a
dog, the earnings of a prostitute, and the charges
taken by a soothsayer.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
483:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet prohibited
the earnings of slave girls (through
prostitution).
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
484:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet forbade taking a price for animal
copulation.
Volume 3, Book 36, Number
485:
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
"Allah's Apostle gave the land of Khaibar
to the Jews to work on and cultivate and take half
of its yield. Ibn 'Umar added, "The land used
to be rented for a certain portion (of its
yield)." Nafi mentioned the amount of the
portion but I forgot it. Rafi' bin Khadij said,
"The Prophet forbade renting farms."
Narrated 'Ubaid-Ullah Nafi' said: Ibn 'Umar said:
(The contract of Khaibar continued) till 'Umar
evacuated the Jews (from Khaibar).
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