I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, those who insult men insult their fathers and mothers.' He said: 'O Abu Dharr, you are a man in whom there is Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance). They are your brothers whom Allah has placed under your authority. So feed them from what you eat, clothe them from what you wear, and do not task them beyond their ability. If you do task them, then assist them.'

Narrated by Muslim in (al-Imarah, no. 38), Abu Dawud (no. 5157), al-Mughni 'an Haml al-Asfar (3/171), Nasb al-Rayah (3/276), Ithaf (8/24), al-Kanz (25052, 25665, 25668), and al-Qurtubi (5/189).

951: 5314: al-Mukhayilah (arrogance/conceit): 1: Narrated by Abu Dawud: (no. 4084).

: 5315: al-Malakah (possession/property): 2: An addition from the Tafsir of Surat al-Nisa, edited by Dr. Hikmat Bashir.

952: 5325: That: 1: In the Hadith: 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: 'Beware of stinginess (al-shuhh), for it destroyed those who came before you; it commanded them to sever ties, so they severed them, and it commanded them to commit immorality, so they committed it.''

Narrated by Abu Dawud in (al-Zakat, Chapter '44'), Ahmad (2/191, 195), al-Bayhaqi (10/243), al-Hakim (1/11, 415), Ibn Hibban (1566, 1580), al-Mughni 'an Haml al-Asfar (3/247), Ibn Abi Shaybah (9/97), Ibn 'Asakir in "al-Tarikh" (5/290), Ibn Kathir (2/8, 98, 265), al-Manthur (1/352, 6/196), al-Bukhari in "al-Adab al-Mufrad" (470), and al-Jawami'.