Hadith #90
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ وَحَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ خَطَّ خُطُوطًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذِهِ سُبُلٌ قَالَ يَزِيدُ مُتَفَرِّقَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ سَبِيلٍ مِنْهَا شَيْطَانٌ يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ { إِنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ }
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن بن مهدي و
يزيد
حماد بن زيد
عاصم بن أبي النجود
أبو وائل
عبد الله بن مسعود
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi; and Yazid, from Hammad ibn Zayd, from 'Asim ibn Abi al-Najud, from Abi Wa'il — that he said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew a line for us and said: This is the path of Allah. Then he drew lines to the right and left of it and said: These are other paths — Yazid says: diverging [from the main path] — on each of these paths is a devil calling [people] toward it. Then he recited: 'Indeed this is My straight path, so follow it; and do not follow other paths, lest they scatter you from His path' [6:153].'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 90
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3928
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40318