“Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "All of you are shepherds. Each of you is responsible for his flock. An amir is a shepherd. A man is a shepherd in respect of his family. The woman is a shepherd in respect of her husband's house and children. All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock."”

— Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 283
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Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 681
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“Even so a shepherd, seeking safety for his flock, lures the wolves at night by the bleating of a tethered lamb into the pitfall masked by a slender covering of leafage.”
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The angel of the Lord came down,
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Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 367
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Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam

it is true about one of them."
Muwatta of Imam Malik, Speech, hadith 1 http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-4899
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Variant: Malik related to me from 'Abdullah ibn Dinar from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If a man says to his Muslim brother, 'O unbeliever!' it is true about one of them."

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