Hadith #15
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي الدِّيلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ ذُكِرَ ل
ِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رِجَالٌ يَجْتَهِدُونَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ اجْتِهَادًا شَدِيدًا فَقَالَ تِلْكَ ضَرَاوَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَشِرَّتُهُ وَلِكُلِّ ضَرَاوَةٍ شِرَّةٌ وَلِكُلِّ شِرَّةٍ فَتْرَةٌ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى اقْتِصَادٍ وَسُنَّةٍ فَلِأُمٍّ مَا هُوَ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى الْمَعَاصِي فَذَلِكَ الْهَالِكُ
Isnad Chain
يزيد
محمد بن إسحاق
أبي الزبير
أبي العباس مولى بني الديل
عبد الله بن عمرو
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yazid, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Abu al-'Abbas (freed slave of Banu al-Dil) — that he said: 'Men were mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who exerted themselves strenuously in worship. He said: "That is [merely the early zeal]. The deeds most beloved to Allah are those that are most persistent — even if they are few."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 15
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6253
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42643