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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Chapter: "The Chapter on the Man Who Is a Guardian in His Household." Explanation of the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them): "Every one of you is a guardian, and every one of you is responsible for his charge."

Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani

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The Shaykh :
All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock. A woman is the shepherd of the house of her husband and she is responsible as is the servant in regard to his master's property. كلكم راع وكلكم مسؤول عن رعيته ، الإمام راع وهو مسؤول عن رعيته والرجل راع في أهله، والمرأة راعية في بيت زوجها، والخادم في مال سيده
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 214
"I heard these from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)" This is the statement of Ibn 'Umar confirming that he heard what preceded from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he expresses doubt regarding one phrase, saying:
Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock. A woman is the shepherd of the house of her husband and she is responsible as is the servant in regard to his master's property." وأحسب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : والرجل في مال أبيه
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 214
meaning, as an addition to his statement:
the servant is a guardian of his master's property والخادم في مال سيده
Sahih al-Bukhari 2558
meaning, a guardian.
Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock. A woman is the shepherd of the house of her husband and she is responsible as is the servant in regard to his master's property." والرجل في مال أبيه
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 214
That is, a guardian. So Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith by direct hearing from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with certainty regarding all these phrases, except for his statement:
Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock. A woman is the shepherd of the house of her husband and she is responsible as is the servant in regard to his master's property." والرجل في مال أبيه
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 214
in which he hesitates only in this phrase. In any case, if the Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
the servant is a guardian of his master's property والخادم في مال سيده
Sahih al-Bukhari 2558
then if the one entrusted with the wealth is the man's son, he is also a guardian and responsible for his wealth, meaning his father's wealth. And responsibility requires that he devote all his effort to the preservation of his father's wealth. We will not dwell long on this hadith because, as we have mentioned, it has been discussed previously on multiple occasions.
Source alathar.net

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