Hadith #340

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏يَزِيدُ ‏ ‏أَخْبَرَنَا ‏ ‏هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏مُحَمَّدٍ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏ ‏عَنْ النَّبِيِّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏أَنَّ امْرَأَةً ‏ ‏بَغِيًّا ‏ ‏رَأَتْ كَلْبًا فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ يُطِيفُ بِبِئْرٍ قَدْ أَدْلَعَ لِسَانَهُ مِنْ الْعَطَشِ ‏ ‏فَنَزَعَتْ ‏ ‏مُوقَهَا ‏ ‏فَغُفِرَ لَهَا ‏

English Translation

Yazid narrated to us, Hisham ibn Hassan informed us, from Muhammad, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه), from the Prophet ﷺ: that a prostitute woman saw a dog on a hot day circling around a well, panting from thirst. She took off her shoe, filled it with water, and gave it drink. She was forgiven because of that.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 340

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10178

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