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Sahih Muslim 25b

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to his uncle (at the time of his death): Make a profession of it that there is no god but Allah and I will bear testimony (of your being a…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
6names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَمِّهِ «قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ». قَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ تُعَيِّرَنِي قُرَيْشٌ يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّمَا حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَزَعُ لأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا عَيْنَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ «إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to his uncle (at the time of his death): Make a profession of it that there is no god but Allah and I will bear testimony (of your being a Muslim) on the Day of judgment.

He (Abu Talib) said: Were it not the fear of the Quraysh blaming me (and) saying that it was the fear of (approaching death) that induced me to do so, I would have certainly delighted your eyes. It was then that Allah revealed: “ Verily thou canst not guide to the right path whom thou lovest. And it is Allah Who guideth whom He will and He knoweth best who are the guided” (xxviii).

علی بن خشرم ‘ ابو بکر بن عیاش نے ہمیں بتایا ، کہا : میں نے مغیرہ سے سنا ، فرماتے تھے : حضرت علی ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے مروی احادیث میں کسی چیز کی تصدیق نہ کی جاتی تھی ، سوائے اس کے جو عبد اللہ بن مسعود ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ کے شاگردوں سے روایت کی گئی ہو ۔

Sahih Muslim 25b, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 42. 1 min read

What it means

This Hadīth encourages spending in the cause of Allah, especially in matters which contribute to the war effort such as horses, she-camels or the like. Allah multiplies the reward for such spending seven hundred times.

In the Qur'an, Allah, the Almighty, says: {The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.} When animals are bridled, this enables their owner to control them better.

So, it was kind of that man to give bridled she-camels, and as a result Allah rewarded him with seven hundred she-camels, all of which were bridled.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn HatimTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Yahya ibn Said al-QattanTold us, Third generation, died 198 AH
  4. 4Yazid ibn KaysanTold us, Successor, died 150 AH
  5. 5SalmanFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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