Hadith #178
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَيْثَمٌ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ حِينَ خَلَقَهُ فَضَرَبَ كَتِفَهُ الْيُمْنَى فَأَخْرَج
َ ذُرِّيَّةً بَيْضَاءَ كَأَنَّهُمْ الذَّرُّ وَضَرَبَ كَتِفَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَأَخْرَجَ ذُرِّيَّةً سَوْدَاءَ كَأَنَّهُمْ الْحُمَمُ فَقَالَ لِلَّذِي فِي يَمِينِهِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَلَا أُبَالِي وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي فِي كَفِّهِ الْيُسْرَى إِلَى النَّارِ وَلَا أُبَالِي
Isnad Chain
هيثم وسمعته
أبو الربيع
يونس
أبي إدريس
أبو الدرداء
النبي
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ described how Allah took the descendants of Adam: from his right shoulder came white offspring like specks of dust, and from his left shoulder came dark offspring like embers. To those on his right He said: "To Paradise — and I do not care." To those on his left He said: "To the Fire — and I do not care."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 49, Hadith 178
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 26216
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-62606