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Sunan Abi Dawud 2988 (Book 20, Hadith 61) #23278
Hard Work Rewarded with Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad's daughter, Fathimah, was very hardworking and did a lot of work around the house. When she asked her father for a slave to help her with the work, he instead advised her to pray and recite certain phrases 100 times before going to bed.

Ibn A’bud said, 'Ali said to me "May I not narrate you about me and Fathimah daughter of the Apostle of Allaah? She was most favorite to him of his family". I said "Yes". He said "She pulled the grinding stone with her hand so much that it affected her hand, she carried water in a water bag so much so that it affected the upper portion of her chest, she swept the house so much so that her clothes became dirty. The Prophet acquired some slaves". So I said "Would that you go to your father and ask him for a slave. She then came to him and found some people with him talking to him. She therefore returned. Next day she came again. He asked (her), what was your need? But she kept silence. So I said, I inform you, Apostle of Allaah. She pulled grinding stone so much that it affected her hand, she carried water bag so much so that it affected the upper portion of her chest. When the slaves were brought to you I asked her to come to you and to ask you for a slave to save her from the exertion she is suffering". He said "Fear Allaah, Fathimah and perform the duty of your Lord and do the work of your family". When you go to bed say "Glory be to Allaah" thirty three times, "Praise be to Allaah" thirty three times, "Allaah is Most Great" thirty four times. This is hundred times. That will be better for you than a servant. She said "I am pleased with Allaah, Most High and with his Apostle ".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، - يَعْنِي الْجُرَيْرِيَّ - عَنْ أَبِي الْوَرْدِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَعْبُدَ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي عَلِيٌّ رضى الله عنه أَلاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِّي وَعَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ أَهْلِهِ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّهَا جَرَّتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي يَدِهَا وَاسْتَقَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي نَحْرِهَا وَكَنَسَتِ الْبَيْتَ حَتَّى اغْبَرَّتْ ثِيَابُهَا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ خَدَمٌ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِيهِ خَادِمًا فَأَتَتْهُ فَوَجَدَتْ عِنْدَهُ حُدَّاثًا فَرَجَعَتْ فَأَتَاهَا مِنَ الْغَدِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا كَانَ حَاجَتُكِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَسَكَتَتْ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَرَّتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى أَثَّرَتْ فِي يَدِهَا وَحَمَلَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَتْ فِي نَحْرِهَا فَلَمَّا أَنْ جَاءَكَ الْخَدَمُ أَمَرْتُهَا أَنْ تَأْتِيَكَ فَتَسْتَخْدِمَكَ خَادِمًا يَقِيهَا حَرَّ مَا هِيَ فِيهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اتَّقِي اللَّهَ يَا فَاطِمَةُ وَأَدِّي فَرِيضَةَ رَبِّكِ وَاعْمَلِي عَمَلَ أَهْلِكِ فَإِذَا أَخَذْتِ مَضْجَعَكِ فَسَبِّحِي ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَاحْمَدِي ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَكَبِّرِي أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ فَتِلْكَ مِائَةٌ فَهِيَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْ خَادِمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ رَضِيتُ عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَعَنْ رَسُولِهِ

TOPICS
work  *  prayer  *  reward  *  duty

QUICK LESSONS:
Do your best in whatever task you are given; Pray regularly; Show gratitude towards God; Respect your family duties; Be patient with your efforts

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of hard work and how it can be rewarded in different ways. Fathimah was an example of someone who worked hard around the house but when she asked for help from her father, he instead gave her advice on how to pray and recite certain phrases 100 times before going to bed as a reward for all of her hard work. This hadith teaches us that prayer is important in our lives and that we should always strive to do our best in whatever task we are given. It also shows us that even though it may seem like there is no reward for our efforts at first, if we keep working hard then eventually something good will come out of it.

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