Hadith #571

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ

Body (Matn)

مَالِكٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ هُوَ شَكَّ يَعْنِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الْخَامَةِ مِنْ الزَّرْعِ تُقِيمُهَا الرِّيَاحُ تَعْدِلُهَا مَرَّةً وَتَصْرَعُهَا أُخْرَى حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ أَجَلُهُ وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ مَثَلُ الْأَرْزَةِ الْمُجْذِيَةِ عَلَى أَصْلِهَا لَا يُقِلُّهَا شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يَكُونَ انْجِعَافُهَا يَخْتَلِعُهَا أَوْ انْجِعَافُهَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً شَكَّ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ

Isnad Chain

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عبد الرحمنnarrator

عبد الرحمن

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سفيانcompanion

سفيان

English Translation

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān narrated to us, from Sufyān, from Saʿd, from ʿAbdullāh — or ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān said: He — meaning Sufyān — was uncertain, from his father [Kaʿb ibn Mālik] (رضي الله عنه) who said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Two hungry wolves released upon a flock of sheep are not more destructive to them than a man's greed for wealth and status is to his religion.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 571

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15209

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51599