Hadith #208
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدِيثَيْنِ أَحَدَهُمَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَالْآخَرَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قَال
َ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَرَى ذُنُوبَهُ كَأَنَّهُ فِي أَصْلِ جَبَلٍ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّ الْفَاجِرَ يَرَى ذُنُوبَهُ كَذُبَابٍ وَقَعَ عَلَى أَنْفِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَكَذَا فَطَارَ
Isnad Chain
أبو معاوية
الأعمش
إبراهيم التيمي
الحارث بن سويد
عبد الله حديثين أحدهما
نفسه والآخر
رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Abu Mu'awiya, from al-A'mash, from Ibrahim al-Tayymi, from al-Harith ibn Suwayd — that he said: ''Abdullah narrated to us two hadiths — one from himself and the other from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: 'Abdullah said: A believer sees his sins as if he is at the foot of a mountain, fearing it will fall upon him; while the sinner sees his sins as a fly that landed on his nose — he waved it away like this and it flew off.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 208
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3446
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39836