Hadith #599
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ بُسْرٍ يَقُولُ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيَّانِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أ
َيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَتَثَبَّتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن بن مهدي
معاوية ي
ابن صالح
عمرو بن قيس
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī narrated to us, from Muʿāwiyah — meaning Ibn Ṣāliḥ — from ʿAmr ibn Qays who said: I heard ʿAbdullāh ibn Busr say: Two Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. One of them said, 'O Messenger of Allah, which of the people is best?' He said, 'The one whose life is long and whose deeds are good.' The other said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the laws of Islam have become too many for me, so command me with something I can hold firm to.' He said, 'Let your tongue never cease being moist with the remembrance of Allah عز وجل.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 599
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17037
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53427