Thawban said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, told me, 'Do not live the suburbs. The person who lives
in the suburbs is like someone who lives in the graves.'"
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."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ الْبَدْوِ قُلْتُ: وَهَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَبْدُو؟ فَقَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، كَانَ يَبْدُو إِلَى هَؤُلاَءِ التِّلاعِ.
Shurayh said, "I asked 'A'isha about going out to the desert. I
said, 'Did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, go out
to the desert?' 'Yes,' she replied, 'Yes, he went out to those hillside
streams.'"
'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.'"