Sahih Muslim Book - 39, Hadith - 5693

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، أَنَّ أَسْمَاءَ ، قَالَتْ : كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ الزُّبَيْرَ خِدْمَةَ الْبَيْتِ ، وَكَانَ لَهُ فَرَسٌ ، وَكُنْتُ أَسُوسُهُ ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْخِدْمَةِ شَيْءٌ أَشَدَّ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سِيَاسَةِ الْفَرَسِ ، كُنْتُ أَحْتَشُّ لَهُ وَأَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَسُوسُهُ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا أَصَابَتْ خَادِمًا ، جَاءَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبْيٌ فَأَعْطَاهَا خَادِمًا ، قَالَتْ : كَفَتْنِي سِيَاسَةَ الْفَرَسِ ، فَأَلْقَتْ عَنِّي مَؤُونَتَهُ. فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ : يَا أُمَّ عَبْدِ اللهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ ، أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَبِيعَ فِي ظِلِّ دَارِكِ ، قَالَتْ : إِنِّي إِنْ رَخَّصْتُ لَكَ أَبَى ذَاكَ الزُّبَيْرُ ، فَتَعَالَ فَاطْلُبْ إِلَيَّ ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ شَاهِدٌ ، فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ : يَا أُمَّ عَبْدِ اللهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَبِيعَ فِي ظِلِّ دَارِكِ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَا لَكَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ إِلاَّ دَارِي ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا الزُّبَيْرُ : مَا لَكِ أَنْ تَمْنَعِي رَجُلاً فَقِيرًا يَبِيعُ ؟ فَكَانَ يَبِيعُ إِلَى أَنْ كَسَبَ ، فَبِعْتُهُ الْجَارِيَةَ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ الزُّبَيْرُ وَثَمَنُهَا فِي حَجْرِي ، فَقَالَ : هَبِيهَا لِي ، قَالَتْ : إِنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهَا.

Asma said: “I used to server Az-Zubair in the house and he had a horse, which I used to groom, and there was no part of the service that was harder for me than looking after the hours. I used to bring it grass and look after it, and groom it.” He (the sub narrator) said: “Then she got a servant. The Prophet (s.a.w) brought some prisoners of war and gave her a servant.” She said: “She looked after the horse for me, and she relieved me of that burden.” A man came to me and said: “O Umm ‘Abdullah, I am a poor man, and I want to set up business in the shade of your house.” She said: “If I allow you, Az-Zubair may refuse. Come and ask me when Az-Zubair is present.” He came back said: “O Umm ‘Abdullah, I am a poor man and I want to set up business in the shade of your house.” She said: “Is there no place in Al-Madinah other than my house?” Az-Zubair said to him: “Why would you prevent a poor man from doing business?” He sold things until he acquired some wealth, then I sold our slave woman to him, and Az-Zubair entered upon me when her price was in my lap. He said: “I have already decided to give it in charity.”