49/47. Chapter:
The Virtues Of Abu Hurairah, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3840
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3840
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمُرَابِطِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لِمَ كُنِّيتَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ أَمَا تَفْرَقُ مِنِّي قُلْتُ بَلَى وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَهَابُكَ . قَالَ كُنْتُ أَرْعَى غَنَمَ أَهْلِي فَكَانَتْ لِي هُرَيْرَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ فَكُنْتُ أَضَعُهَا بِاللَّيْلِ فِي شَجَرَةٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ النَّهَارُ ذَهَبْتُ بِهَا مَعِي فَلَعِبْتُ بِهَا فَكَنَّوْنِي أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Rafi': "I Said To Abu Hurairah: 'Why Were You Given The Kunyah Abu Hurairah?' He Said: 'Do You Not Fear Me?'" He Said: "Indeed, I Am In Awe Of You.' He Said: 'I Used To Tend The Sheep Of My People, And I Had A Small Kitten; So I Used To Place It In A Tree At Night, And During The Day I Would Take It With Me And Play With It. So They Named Me Abu Hurairah.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3840In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 240English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3840
