'Abda ibn Hazn said, "The people of camels and the people of sheep
vied with one another for glory. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, 'Musa was sent, and he was a shepherd. Da'ud was sent,
and he was a shepherd. I was sent, and I used to herd sheep for my people
at Ajyad.'"
Abu Dhubyan related that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked him, "Abu Dhubyan,
how large is your (soldier's) stipend?" "2500," he replied. He told him,
"Abu Dhubyan, it was taken from agriculture and increased livestock before
the lads of Quraysh were appointed over you. They do not consider the stipend
to be income."
Abu Hurayra said, "There are seven major wrong actions. The first
of them is to associate things with Allah, then killing someone, slandering
chaste women, and going back to live as a Bedouin after having made
hijra."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I never cease to wonder at dogs and sheep. Such-and-such
a number of sheep were slaughtered in the year and such-and-such a number
were sacrificed for hajj. One bitch has a litter of such-and-such a number
of puppies, and sheep have more than the dog."
