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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 475

26. Compassion

الأدب المفرد

475
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ‏:‏ كُنْتُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ فِيهِ صُعُوبَةٌ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَضْرِبُهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ عَلَيْكِ بِالرِّفْقِ، فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لاَ يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ زَانَهُ، وَلاَ يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلا شَانَهُ‏.‏
A'isha said, "I was on a camel that was somewhat intractable and I began to beat it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'You must be compassionate. Whenever there is compassion in something, it adorns it, and whenever it is removed from something it disgraces it."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 475
In-book : Book 26, Hadith 14
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 475