Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: We were with Allah's Apostle picking the fruits of the 'Arak trees, and Allah's Apostle said, "Pick the black fruit, for it is the best." The companions asked, "Were you a shepherd?" He replied, "There was no prophet who was not a shepherd."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55: Prophets, Hadith #618
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: We were with Allah's Apostle picking the fruits of the 'Arak trees, and Allah's Apostle said, "Pick the black fruit, for it is the best." The companions asked, "Were you a shepherd?" He replied, "There was no prophet who was not a shepherd."
This hadith is from the book of Prophets in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 618 in book 55 of volume 4.
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