Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #268
Excellence in Character
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَحْمِلُهُ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا حَامِلُكَ عَلَى وَلَدِ نَاقَةٍ، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَمَا أَصْنَعُ بِوَلَدِ نَاقَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: وَهَلْ تَلِدُ الإِبِلَ إِلاَّ النُّوقُ.
Anas ibn Malik said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, to ask him for a mount. He said, 'I will give
you a she-camel's foal to ride.' He exclaimed, 'Messenger of Allah, what
can I do with a she-camel's foal?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, 'Are camels born from anything other than
she-camels?'"
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This hadith is #268 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Excellence in Character.