Hadith #3044
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحٌ ، عَنْ كَهْمَسِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى كَعْبٍ يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ، وَكَعْبٌ فِي الْقَوْمِ، فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ : مَا تُرِيدُ مِنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ : أَمَا إِنِّي لَا أَعْرِفُ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم
َ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَحْفَظَ لِحَدِيثِهِ مِنِّي، فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ :" أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَجِدَ طَالِبَ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا سَيَشْبَعُ مِنْهُ يَوْمًا مِنْ الدَّهْرِ، إِلَّا طَالِبَ عِلْمٍ أَوْ طَالِبَ دُنْيَا "، فَقَالَ : أَنْتَ كَعْبٌ؟، قَالَ : نَعَمْ، قَالَ : لِمِثْلِ هَذَا جِئْتُ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن عبد الله
كهمس بن الحسن
عبد الله بن شقيق
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdillah ibn Shaqiq that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Ka'b seeking him, and Ka'b was among the people. Ka'b said: 'What do you want with him?' He said: 'I do not know of anyone among the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who has preserved more of his hadiths than I have.' Ka'b said: 'Know that you will not find one who seeks something without being satisfied by it one day — except a seeker of knowledge or a seeker of the worldly life.' Abu Hurayrah said: 'Are you Ka'b?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'For the like of this I came.'
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Quran References
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 1, Hadith 3044
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 3044
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-63550