Gardens of the Righteous — Page 230
230. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS exchange with a man and shamed him by making a reference to his mother. . Thereupon the Holy Prophet said to me: You still have traces of pre-Islamic culture in you. Your servants are your brothers whom your Lord has placed under your authority. He who has a brother under his authority should feed him out of that which he eats himself and should clothe him as he clothes himself. Do not assign a task to them which is beyond their strength and if you do so help them in carrying it out (Bokhari and Muslim). 1366. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When a servant of yours brings you your food, if you do not ask him to sit down with you, you should at least give him a morsel or two out of it, for he has laboured in preparing it (Bokhari). 237. . On the Excellence of a Servant who discharges his Duty to Allah and his Duty to his Master 1367. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: A slave who serves his master well and worships Allah well will have a double reward (Bokhari and Muslim). 1368. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A pious, diligent slave has a double reward (Bokhari and Muslim). 1369. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that the Holy Prophet said: A slave who worships his Lord duly and discharges diligently and obediently the obligations he owes to his master will have a double reward (Bokhari). 1370. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that the Holy Prophet said: There are those who will have a double reward. One, a man of the People of the Book who believes in his Prophet and believes in Muhammad; two, a slave who discharges duly the obligation he owes to Allah and the obligation he owes to his master, and three, a man who owns a female slave and trains her well and educates her well and feeds her and marries her (Bokhari and Muslim). 238. . On the Excellence of Worship during Disturbances 1371. Ma'qail ibn Yasir relates that the Holy Prophet said: To carry out worship when conditions are disturbed is equal to emigration to me (Muslim).