Hadith #590
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَوْذَةُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ مَرِضَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ مَرَضًا ثَقُلَ فِيهِ فَأَتَاهُ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكَ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ اسْتُر
ْعِيَ رَعِيَّةً فَلَمْ يُحِطْهُمْ بِنَصِيحَةٍ لَمْ يَجِدْ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ وَرِيحُهَا يُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ مِائَةِ عَامٍ قَالَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ أَلَا كُنْتَ حَدَّثْتَنِي بِهَذَا قَبْلَ الْآنَ قَالَ وَالْآنَ لَوْلَا الَّذِي أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ أُحَدِّثْكَ بِهِ
Isnad Chain
هوذة بن خليفة
الحسن
English Translation
It was narrated from al-Ḥasan that Maʿqil ibn Yassār fell gravely ill. Ibn Ziyād came to visit him. He [Ḥasan relates Maʿqil] said: “I am going to tell you a ḥadīth I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: ‘Whoever is entrusted with a flock and does not surround them with sincere counsel — he will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, and its fragrance can be smelled from the distance of a hundred years’ journey.’” Ibn Ziyād said: “Why did you not tell me this before now?” He said: “And now — were it not for the state you are in, I would not have told you.”
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 37, Hadith 590
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19428
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55818