Hadith #388
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَ
مْدَحُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ هَكَذَا يَحْثُو فِي وَجْهِهِ التُّرَابَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ الْمَدَّاحِينَ فَاحْثُوا فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ التُّرَابَ
Isnad Chain
عفان
حماد بن سلمة
علي بن الحكم
عطاء بن أبي رباح
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, 'Ali ibn al-Hakam informed us, from 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah who said: A man was praising Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما). Ibn 'Umar began saying this — and he put his hands over his face, meaning in humility — and said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When you see those who praise [others excessively], throw dust in their faces.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 388
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5426
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41816