Hadith on Muhammad: The Prophet humblys serve himself

Aisha reported: I was asked, “What did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, do in his home?” I said, “The Prophet was a man among men. He would remove fleas from his clothes, milk his sheep, and serve himself.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 26194

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ سُئِلْتُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْمَلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَتْ كَانَ بَشَرًا مِنْ الْبَشَرِ يَفْلِي ثَوْبَهُ وَيَحْلُبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَخْدُمُ نَفْسَهُ

26194 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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