Hadith #571
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ
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
عبد الرحمن
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.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 571
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15209
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51599