Hadith #185
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ جُلَسَائِهِ كَيْفَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ بَدَأَ جَذَعًا ثُمَّ ثَنِيًّا ثُمَّ رَبَاعِيًا ثُمَّ سَدَاسِيًّا ثُمَّ بَازِلًا قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَمَا بَعْدَ الْبُزُولِ إِلَّا النُّقْصَانُ
Isnad Chain
علقمة بن عبد الله المزني
رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from a man who said: 'I was in a gathering in which 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was present in Madinah. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to a man among his companions: "How did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say it?" He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Islam began young, then as a two-year-old, then as a four-year-old."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 38, Hadith 185
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19623
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56013