Hadith #449
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَجُلَانِ مَعِي مِنْ قَوْمِي قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَطَبَا وَتَكَلَّمَا فَجَعَلَا يُعَرِّضَانِ بِالْعَمَ
لِ فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ رُئِيَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَخْوَنَكُمْ عِنْدِي مَنْ يَطْلُبُهُ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ فَمَا اسْتَعَانَ بِهِمَا عَلَى شَيْءٍ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
سفيان
إسماعيل بن أبي خالد
أخيه
أبي بردة
أبو موسى الأشعري
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Razzāq narrated to us, Sufyān informed us, from Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Khālid, from his brother, from Abū Burdah, from Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī, who said: Two men from my people came with me, and we went to the Prophet ﷺ. They spoke and made speeches, hinting at [seeking] positions. The face of the Prophet ﷺ changed — or displeasure was seen on his face — and he said: 'The most treacherous of you in my sight is the one who seeks it [authority]. So hold fast to the fear of Allah عز وجل.' He said: And he never employed them in anything.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 449
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18687
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55077