Hadith #302
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ق
َالَ شُعْبَةُ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَدْ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعِينُ عَشِيرَتَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ مَثَلُ الْبَعِيرِ رُدِّيَ فِي بِئْرٍ فَهُوَ يَمُدُّ بِذَنَبِهِ
Isnad Chain
محمد
شعبة
سماك
عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله يحدث
أبيه ق
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Muhammad, from Shu'ba, from Simak — that he said: 'I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abdillah narrating from his father.' Shu'ba said: 'And I believe he attributed it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ': 'The likeness of one who helps his clan in what is unjust is like a camel that fell into a well and is being pulled out by its tail [i.e., impossible and ruinous].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 302
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3540
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39930