Hadith #505
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُحِلِّ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَدِيَّ بْنَ حَاتِمٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَقَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَبِكَلِمَةٍ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن وابن جعفر
شعبة
محل بن خليفة
عدي بن حاتم
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and Ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us, they said: Shuʿbah narrated to us, from Muḥill ibn Khalīfah — ʿAbd al-Raḥmān said: I heard ʿAdī ibn Ḥātim رضي الله عنه saying: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Protect yourselves from the Fire even with half a date; if you cannot find that, then with a good word.' Ibn Jaʿfar said: 'with a good word.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 34, Hadith 505
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17543
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53933