Hadith on Hiring, Jobs

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner). ..

Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash`ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), I do not know that they want employment. The Prophet said, No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep. His companions asked him, Did you do the same? The Prophet replied, Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats. ..

Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al-`Asi..

Narrated Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil as an expert guide who was a pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet and Abu Bakr gave him their two..

Narrated Ya`la bin Umaiya: I fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk) along with the Prophet and in my opinion that was the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's finger..

Narrated Ibn Juraij from `Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika from his grandfather a similar story: A man bit the hand of another man and caused his own tooth to fall out, but Abu Bakr judged that he had no right for compensation (for the broken tooth). ..

Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall. Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], (Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then raised his..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, Your example and the example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me from morning till..

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, Your example and the example of Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed some laborers to whom he said, 'Who will work for me up to midday for one Qirat..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Allah said, 'I will be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of Resurrection: -1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but proves treacherous; -2. One who sells a free person and eats his price;..

Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need..

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, Three men from among those who were before you, set out together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the cave...

Narrated Abu May' id Al-Ansari: Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered us to give in charity we would go to the market and work as porters to earn a Mudd (two handfuls) (of foodstuff) but now some of us have one-hundred thousand Dirhams or Diners. (The..

Narrated Tawus: Ibn `Abbas said, The Prophet forbade the meeting of caravans (on the way) and ordained that no townsman is permitted to sell things on behalf of a bedouin. I asked Ibn `Abbas, What is the meaning of his saying, 'No townsman is..

Narrated Khabbab: I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al-`As bin Wail. When he owed me some money for my work, I went to him to ask for that amount. He said, I will not pay you unless you disbelieve in Muhammad. I said, By Allah! I will..

Narrated Abu Sa`id: Some of the companions of the Prophet went on a journey till they reached some of the 'Arab tribes (at night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests but they refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Abu Taiba cupped the Prophet and the Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two Sas of foodstuff and he interceded with his masters to reduce his taxes. ..

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the man who cupped him his wages. ..

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the man who cupped him his wages. If it had been undesirable he would not have paid him. ..