Hadith #413
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ الْحَدَّادُ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ خَلَفٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِهْرَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَام
ِرٌ الْأَحْوَلُ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الشَّرِيدَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ قَتَلَ عُصْفُورًا عَبَثًا عَجَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْهُ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ فُلَانًا قَتَلَنِي عَبَثًا وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْنِي لِمَنْفَعَةٍ
Isnad Chain
عبد الواحد الحداد أبو عبيدة
خلف ي
ابن مهران
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Ḥaddād Abū ʿUbaydah narrated to us, from Khalaf, meaning Ibn Mihrān, ʿĀmir al-Aḥwal narrated to us, from Ṣāliḥ ibn Dīnār, from ʿAmr ibn al-Sharīd, who said: I heard al-Sharīd say: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Whoever kills a sparrow in vain, it will cry out to Allah عز وجل on the Day of Resurrection, saying: "O Lord, so-and-so killed me in vain and did not kill me for any benefit."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 413
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18651
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55041