Hadith #444
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ كَانَتْ الْحَبَشَةُ يَزْفِنُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُول
ِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدٌ صَالِحٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا يَقُولُونَ قَالُوا يَقُولُونَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدٌ صَالِحٌ
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد
حماد
ثابت
English Translation
Abd al-Samad narrated to us, he said: Hammad narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas (رضي الله عنه) who said: The Abyssinians used to dance before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, performing their traditional movements, saying: 'Muhammad is a righteous servant.' the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What are they saying?' They said: 'They are saying: Muhammad is a righteous servant.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 444
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12082
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48472