صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad
Part Four: Ahadith 751 to 999
باب الأمانة
Chapter on Trustworthiness
Hadith Number: 885
885/1154 (صحيح الإسناد) عن انس:"خدمت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما، حتى إذا رايت اني قد فرغت من خدمته، قلت: يقيل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. فخرجت(1) من عنده، فإذا غلمة يلعبون، فقمت انظر إليهم؛ إلى لعبهم، فجاء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فانتهى إليهم، فسلم عليهم، ثم دعاني، فبعثني إلى حاجة، فكان في فيء(2) حتى اتيته. وابطات على امي(3) فقالت: ما حبسك؟ قلت: بعثني النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى حاجة، قالت: ما هي؟ قلت: إنه سر للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقالت: احفظ على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سره، فما حدثت بتلك الحاجة احدا من الخلق، فلو كنت محدثا حدثتك بها"(4).
885/1154 (authentic chain) from Anas: "I served the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, one day, until when I saw that I had finished serving him, I said: The Prophet, peace be upon him, is taking a nap. So I left from him, and there were some boys playing, so I stood watching them and their play. The Prophet, peace be upon him, came and reached them, greeted them with salam, then called me and sent me on an errand. He stayed in the shade until I came to him. I was late returning to my mother, so she said: What kept you? I said: The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent me on an errand. She said: What is it? I said: It is a secret of the Prophet, peace be upon him. She said: Keep the secret of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. So I never told anyone about that errand, and if I were to tell anyone, I would have told you."
