Hadith #166
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ
حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدٌ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ مِينَاءَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ انْتَدَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَنْ يَخْرُجُ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَا يُخْرِجُهُ إِلَّا الْإِيمَانُ بِي وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِي أَنَّهُ عَلَيَّ ضَامِنٌ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِإِيمَانِهِ مَا كَانَ إِمَّا بِقَتْلٍ وَإِمَّا بِوَفَاةٍ أَوْ أَرُدَّهُ إِلَى مَسْكَنِهِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ نَالَ مَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ
Isnad Chain
حجاج
English Translation
Hajjaj narrated to us, Layth narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to me, from 'Ata' ibn Mina', the freed slave of Ibn Abi Dhubab, that he heard Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'What I have forbidden for you, avoid it. And what I have commanded you with, do as much of it as you are able. Those who came before you were only destroyed by their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their prophets.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 166
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10004
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-46394