كتاب الفضائل والشمائل
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Excellent Qualities and Description of the Prophet
(3a)
Chapter: His Character and Natural Disposition - Section 1
(3)
باب في أخلاقه وشمائله صلى الله عليه وسلم - الفصل الأول
Mishkat al-Masabih 5816
Al-Aswad told that he asked `A'isha what the Prophet used to do in his house, and she replied that he used to engage in the mihna, i.e. the service, of his family, and when the time for prayer came he went out to prayer. Bukhari transmitted it.
وَعَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ: مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ فِي بَيْتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَكُونُ فِي مَهْنَةِ أَهْلِهِ - تَعْنِي خدمَة أَهله - فَإِذا حضرت الصَّلَاة خرج إِلَى الصَّلَاة. رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5816
In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 76