Muwatta 2697

Malik transmits from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Halhala, from Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khuthaym, who said: I was sitting with Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) on his land at al-Aqiq when people of Medina came to him on mounts and dismounted at his place. Abu Hurayra said: go to my mother and say: your son sends you greetings and says: feed us something. She put three loaves on a dish with some oil and salt, and I carried it to them. Abu Hurayra said Allahu akbar and said: praise be to God who satisfied us with bread, when our food was only the two blacks, water and dates. When they had left, he said: nephew, be good to your sheep, wipe the dust off them, clean their pens, and pray in their corner, for they are among the animals of Paradise. By Him in whose hand my soul is, a time will come when a flock of sheep will be dearer to its owner than the house of Marwan. ¹

Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Comprehensive Matters (al-Jami). Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas, Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khuthaym, Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Halhala, Abu Hurayra, al-Aqiq, Marwan ibn al-Hakam. Built on in the chapters on food (taam) and hospitality (diyafa).