Hadith #180
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ ح
ُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَوَجَدَ قَلْبَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَاصْطَفَاهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فَابْتَعَثَهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ بَعْدَ قَلْبِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَوَجَدَ قُلُوبَ أَصْحَابِهِ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَجَعَلَهُمْ وُزَرَاءَ نَبِيِّهِ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى دِينِهِ فَمَا رَأَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ حَسَنًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ حَسَنٌ وَمَا رَأَوْا سَيِّئًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ سَيِّئٌ
Isnad Chain
أبو بكر
عاصم
زر بن ح
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Abu Bakr, from 'Asim, from Zirr ibn Hubaysh — that 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said: 'Indeed Allah looked into the hearts of His servants and found the heart of Muhammad (ﷺ) to be the best of the servants' hearts, so He chose him for Himself and sent him with His message. Then He looked again into the hearts of the servants after Muhammad's heart and found the hearts of his Companions to be the best of the servants' hearts, so He made them ministers [wuzara'] of His Prophet — they fight for His religion. So whatever the Muslims consider good is good before Allah, and whatever they consider bad is bad before Allah.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 180
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3418
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39808