Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The amir (ruler) who is over the people is a shepherd and is responsible for hs flock ; a man is a shepherd in charge of the inhabitants of his household and he is responsible for his flock ; a woman is a shepherdess in charge of her husband’s house and children and she is responsible for them; and a man’s slave is a shepherd in charge of his master’s property and he is responsible for it. So each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة، عن مالك، عن عبد الله بن دينار، عن عبد الله بن عمر، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ” ألا كلكم راع وكلكم مسئول عن رعيته فالأمير الذي على الناس راع عليهم وهو مسئول عنهم والرجل راع على أهل بيته وهو مسئول عنهم والمرأة راعية على بيت بعلها وولده وهي مسئولة عنهم والعبد راع على مال سيده وهو مسئول عنه فكلكم راع وكلكم مسئول عن رعيته ” .
Chapter : Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai’ Wal-Imarah) – كتاب الخراج والإمارة والفىء