Hadith #184
Arabic Text
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ الْأَقْرَعِ بْنِ حَابِسٍ أَنَّهُ نَادَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَ
اتِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا إِنَّ حَمْدِي زَيْنٌ وَإِنَّ ذَمِّي شَيْنٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَمَا حَدَّثَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ ذَاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Isnad Chain
عفان
وهيب
موسى بن عقبة
أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن
الأقرع بن حابس
English Translation
ʿAffān narrated to us: Wuhayb narrated to us: Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah narrated to me: Abū Salamah ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān narrated to me, from al-Aqraʿ ibn Ḥābis, that he called out to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ from behind the chambers and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh!' but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ did not answer him. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Indeed, my praise is an adornment and my censure is a blemish.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said — as Abū Salamah narrated — 'That is Allāh عز وجل.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 31, Hadith 184
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15422
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51812