Hadith 5601

(1) Her statement: “What did the Prophet (ﷺ) do”: “What” is a question word. Her statement: “He was engaged in the service of his household”: meaning he continued to be occupied with the needs of his family, with an open mim and optional kasra or sukun on the ha, meaning the affairs of his household. “Service” implies assistance and humility, emphasizing his role akin to that of men. Hence, the narrator said: “meaning assisting his family.” Her statement: “When the time for prayer arrived, he would go out to the prayer”: meaning he left all his tasks, as if he did not recognize anyone from his household. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله : ما كان النبي ﷺ: «ما» استفهامية. وقوله: «قالت كان من عادته يكون» أي يستمر مشتغلا في مهنة أهله بفتح الميم وتكسر وبسكون الهاء، أي مصالح عياله، والمهنة الخدمة والابتذال، ففيه مبالغة لقيامه مقام الرجال، ولهذا قال الراوي: تعني خدمة أهله». وقوله: «فإذا حضرت الصلاة خرج إلى الصلاة أي وترك جميع عمله، وكأنه لم يعرف أحدا من أهله. كذا في «المرقاة».