40/3. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1451 — The Book About Words of Good Manners etc.
Order for the proper use of the words: A slave, a lady-slave, Al-Maula, As-Sayyid.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1451
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1451
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ أَطْعِمْ رَبَّكَ، وَضِّى رَبَّكَ، اسْقِ رَبَّكَ وَلْيَقُلْ سَيِّدِي، مَوْلَايَ وَلَا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي، أَمَتِي وَلْيَقُلْ فَتَايَ وَفَتَاتِي وَغُلَامِي.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "You should not say, 'Feed your lord ( Rabbaka ), help your lord in performing ablution, or give water to your lord,' but should say, 'My master (e.g. Feed your master instead of lord, etc.) ( Saiyidî )', or 'My guardian ( Maulâi )', and one should not say 'My slave ( Abdî )', or 'My girl-slave ( Amatî )', but he should say, 'My lad ( Fatâi )', 'My lass ( Fatâtî )', and 'My boy ( Ghûlami )' ". ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 728, Vol. 3 )
