The Book of Greetings
Sahih Muslim 5859
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَطَشُ فَوَجَدَ بِئْرًا فَنَزَلَ فِيهَا فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَإِذَا كَلْبٌ يَلْهَثُ يَأْكُلُ الثَّرَى مِنَ الْعَطَشِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ لَقَدْ بَلَغَ هَذَا الْكَلْبَ مِنَ الْعَطَشِ مِثْلُ الَّذِي كَانَ بَلَغَ مِنِّي . فَنَزَلَ الْبِئْرَ فَمَلأَ خُفَّهُ مَاءً ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَهُ بِفِيهِ حَتَّى رَقِيَ فَسَقَى الْكَلْبَ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ لَنَا فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمِ لأَجْرًا فَقَالَ " فِي كُلِّ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ " .
Translation
Rapporté par Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « Un homme souffrait d’une grande soif pendant un voyage. Il trouva un puits, y descendit, but de l’eau puis remonta. Il vit alors un chien haletant de soif et mangeant la terre humide. L’homme se dit : “Ce chien a soif comme j’ai eu soif.” Il redescendit dans le puits, remplit sa chaussure d’eau, la tint dans sa bouche jusqu’à ce qu’il remonte et fit boire le chien. Allah a apprécié son geste et lui a pardonné. » Les Compagnons demandèrent : « Ô Messager d’Allah, y a-t-il une récompense pour nous même pour les animaux ? » Il répondit : « Oui, il y a une récompense pour chaque être vivant que l’on aide. »
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