Hadith #341
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلٌ الْأَحْدَبُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَي
ُّ الْإِثْمِ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْ تُزَانِيَ حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ
Isnad Chain
عفان
مهدي
واصل الأحدب
أبو وائل
عبد الله بن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Affan, from Mahdi, from Wasil al-Ahdab, from Abu Wa'il — that he said: 'I asked: O Messenger of Allah, which sin is greatest? He said: "That you set up a rival [nidd] to Allah while He created you." I said: O Messenger of Allah, then what? He said: "That you commit adultery with the wife [halila] of your neighbor."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 341
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4179
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40569