This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash but with a slight variation of words, e. g. in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhair and Abu Mu'awiyahh (RA) after his words (these words of the Holy Prophet): "You are a person having the remnants of Ignorance in him." (these words also occur, that Abu Dharr) said: Even up to this time of my old age? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. In the tradition transmitted on the authority of Abu Mu'awiyahh (RA) (the words are): "Yes, in this time of your old age." In the tradition transmitted on the authority of 'Isa (the words are): "If you burden him (with an unbearable burden), you should sell him (and get another slave who can easily undertake this burden)." In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhair (the words are): "Help him in that (work)." In the hadith transmitted by Abu Mu'awiyahh (RA) (separately) there is no such word: Then sell him or help him." This hadith concludes with these words: "Do not burden him beyond his capacity."

Ma'rur bin Suwaid reported: I saw Abu Dharr (RA) wearing clothes, and his slave wearing similar ones. I asked him about it, and he narrated that he had abused a person during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he reproached him for his mother. That person came to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and made mention of that to him. Thereupon Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: You are a person who has (remnants of) Ignorance in him. Your slaves are brothers of yours. Allah has placed them in your hand, and he who has his brother under him, he should feed him with what he eats, and dress him with what he dresses himself, and do not burden them beyond their capacities, and if you burden them, (beyond their capacities), then help them.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: It is essential to feed the slave, clothe him (properly) and not burden him with work which is beyond his power.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: When the slave of anyone amongst you prepares food for him and he serves him after having sat close to and having suffered the hardship of heat and smoke, he should make him (the slave) sit along with him and make him eat (along with him), and if the food seems to run short, then he should spare some portion for him (from his own share) - (another narrator) Dawud said: "i. e. a morsel or two". 4097

Ibn 'Umar (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: When a slave looks to the welfare of his master and worships Allah well, he has two rewards for him.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: For a faithful slave there are two rewards. By him in Whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah (RA) , but for Jihad in the cause of Allah, and Pilgrimage and kindness to my mother, I would have preferred to die as a slave. He (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: This news reached us that Abu Hurairah (RA) did not perform Pilgrimage until his mother died for (keeping himself constantly) in her service.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Tahir but with a slight variation of words.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: When a slave fulfils obligation of Allah and obligation of his master, he has two rewards for him. I narrated this to Ka'b, and Ka'b said: (Such a slave) has no accountability, nor has a poor believer.

The above hadith has been reported through another chain of transmitters on the authority of Abu Huraira.