Hadith #403

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏وَكِيعٌ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏الْأَعْمَشُ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي صَالِحٍ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ‏ ‏عَنْ النَّبِيِّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏الْوَسَطُ الْعَدْلُ ‏ { ‏جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا ‏}

English Translation

Waki' narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from Abu Salih, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (رضي الله عنه), from the Prophet ﷺ regarding 'al-wasat' meaning 'the just': {We have made you a middle nation} [al-Baqarah 2:143]. He said: 'The just.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 23, Hadith 403

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10841

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