Hadith #160
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ كَانَ جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي بَعْثٍ بِأَرْمِينِيَّةَ قَالَ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ مَخْمَصَةٌ أَوْ مَجَاعَةٌ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ جَرِيرٌ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَ
نْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمْهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ آنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَقْفَلَهُمْ وَمَتَّعَهُمْ قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ وَكَانَ أَبِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ فَجَاءَ بِقَطِيفَةٍ مِمَّا مَتَّعَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
أبا إسحاق
رسول الله
English Translation
Jarīr ibn ʿAbd Allāh was in a military expedition in Armenia when they were afflicted with severe hunger. Jarīr wrote to Muʿāwiyah: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever does not show mercy to people, Allah عز وجل will not show mercy to him.' Muʿāwiyah sent for him and he came. Muʿāwiyah asked, 'Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ yourself?' He said, 'Yes.' So Muʿāwiyah brought them back and provided for them. Abū Isḥāq said: My father was in that army, and he came back with a thick garment from what Muʿāwiyah had given them.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 160
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18398
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54788