What is the reference for this incident?
‘Abdullah ibn Salam (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was once engaged in household duties. The reason he did so was to test his humility
Answer:
Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak (rahimahullah) has recorded this incident. The full incident is as follows:
‘Abdullah ibn Salam (radiyallahu ‘anhu) once came out of a garden carrying a bundle of wood. When people saw him they told him, O Abu Yusuf! your son or servant would have taken of it for you. He replied, ‘I wished to test my heart, [will it be too proud] to reject this act”?
(Kitabuz Zuhd, Hadith: 833, pg. 251/252)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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