Hadith #167
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَ
رَنِي سُهَيْلُ بْنُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي إِلَى الشَّامِ فَكَانَ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ يَمُرُّونَ بِأَهْلِ الصَّوَامِعِ فَيُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَسَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ وَاضْطَرُّوهُمْ إِلَى أَضْيَقِهِ
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عفان
شعبة أخب
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, Suhayl ibn Abi Salih informed me. He said: I went out with my father to Sham. The people of Sham would pass by hermits' cells. My father told me: Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: Whoever shows enmity to a wali (close servant) of Mine, I have declared war upon him. My servant does not draw closer to Me with anything more beloved to Me than what I have made obligatory upon him. And My servant continues to draw closer to Me with voluntary acts of worship until I love him. When I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 19, Hadith 167
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 8205
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-44595