What has come in Reference to Slaves — Hadith 2

2. Faḍālah narrated from Dāwūd ibn Farqad who said, “I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘[It is written] in the book of the Messenger of Allah (ṣ)[1]: When you employ what your right hand possesses[2] for something that is difficult for them, then work with them [and assist them] in it. ’ He [also] said, ‘Verily my father would instruct them saying, “Stay as you are [and wait for me], ” then he would come and see [the work]. If it was heavy [and difficult], he would say bismillāh and then he would [join them and] work with them, but if it was light, he would leave them [to do it themselves]. ’”