Hadith #484
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّ
ى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ غَدًا أَقْوَامٌ هُمْ أَرَقُّ قُلُوبًا لِلْإِسْلَامِ مِنْكُمْ قَالَ فَقَدِمَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ فِيهِمْ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْا مِنْ الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلُوا يَرْتَجِزُونَ يَقُولُونَ غَدًا نَلْقَى الْأَحِبَّهْ مُحَمَّدًا وَحِزْبَهْ فَلَمَّا أَنْ قَدِمُوا تَصَافَحُوا فَكَانُوا هُمْ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ الْمُصَافَحَةَ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن إسحاق
يحيى بن أيوب
حميد
أنس بن مالك
English Translation
Yahya ibn Ishaq narrated to us, he said: Yahya ibn Ayyub narrated to us, from Humayd, he said: I heard Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) saying: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Tomorrow, people will come to you who are softer in heart toward Islam than you.' Then the Ash'ariyyun (people of Ash'ar from Yemen) arrived, and among them was Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (رضي الله عنه). When they drew near to Madinah, they began chanting: 'Tomorrow we shall meet the beloved ones — Muhammad and his Companions.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 484
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12122
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48512