875 - (م) عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ خَلْفَهُ، فَأَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ حَدِيثاً لاَ أُحَدِّثُ بِهِ أَحَداً مِنَ النَّاسِ، وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ مَا اسْتَتَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم لِحَاجَتِهِ: هَدَفٌ، أَوْ حَائِشُ نَخْلٍ [1] .
Abu Ja‘far ‘Abdullāh ibn Ja‘far (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) made me ride behind him one day and confided something to me which I shall never disclose to anyone. What the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) liked most to screen himself from others while answering the call of nature was an elevation or a date-palm orchard. Once he entered an orchard belonging to an Ansāri man and found a camel therein. When it saw him, it began to groan and its eyes shed tears. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) approached it and patted it on the hump and behind its ears until it calmed down. Then, he asked: "Who is the owner of this camel? To whom does it belong?" An Ansāri youth stepped forward and said: "It is mine, O Messenger of Allah," He said: "Do you not fear Allah regarding this animal which Allah has placed in your possession? It is complaining to me that you starve it and put it to toil."
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