Hadith #226
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنَا الرَّحْمَنُ وَهِيَ الرَّحِمُ شَقَقْتُ لَهَا مِنْ اسْمِي مَنْ يَصِلُهَا أَصِلُهُ وَمَنْ يَقْطَعُهَا أَقْطَعُهُ فَأَبُتُّهُ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
Yazid narrated to us, and Muhammad informed us, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah (عز وجل) said: 'I am al-Rahman, and it is al-Rahim (the womb of kinship). I derived its name from My Name. Whoever maintains it, I maintain connection with him, and whoever severs it, I sever connection with him.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 226
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10064
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-46454