Continuation of the chapter: "The chapter on the man being a shepherd over his household" Explanation of the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) who said: (

The Shaykh : The specific intent of this passage is his statement: "The trustworthy one is a shepherd." If it is the servant entrusted with the master's wealth, he is responsible for this wealth because he is trusted with it. Or if it is someone other than a servant who is entrusted by the owner of the wealth, such as a son on whom his father relies and whom he trusts with his wealth, then this son is responsible for this wealth. This entails that he must preserve it, increase it for him, and choose for his father from trade what he believes will most likely increase and grow this wealth. If he falls short in any of this, he has fallen short in an obligatory duty for which he is responsible to care. This is the intent of this phrase, namely his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): The hadith will be repeated after one or more hadiths, and in it is the explicit statement: "The man is a shepherd in his father's wealth," meaning a shepherd. Here, "the man" refers either to the young slave or to the man's son. Whether this is the intended meaning or the intended referent, the important point is that whoever is trusted with a man's wealth is responsible for this wealth and for preserving it, as we mentioned.