Hadith #440
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُجَمِّعُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَالْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلَا بِالطَّوِيلِ ضَخْمَ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ شَثْنَ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ ضَخْمَ الْكَرَادِيسِ م
ُشْرَبًا وَجْهُهُ حُمْرَةً طَوِيلَ الْمَسْرُبَةِ إِذَا مَشَى تَكَفَّأَ تَكَفُّؤًا كَأَنَّمَا يَتَقَلَّعُ مِنْ صَخْرٍ لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ و قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ الْمَسْرُبَةُ وَقَالَ كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ و قَالَ أَبُو قَطَنٍ الْمَسْرُبَةُ و قَالَ يَزِيدُ الْمَسْرُبَةُ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
مجمع بن يحيى
عبد الله بن عمران الأنصاري
علي والمسعودي
عثمان بن عبد الله بن هرمز
نافع بن جبير
English Translation
Abu Juhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that I thought that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) was the best of the people after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ... and he quoted the hadeeth. I said: No by Allah, O Ameer al-Mu`mineen, I did not think that any of the Muslims after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was better than you. He said: Shall I not tell you of the best of the people after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? I said: Yes. He said: Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه). Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the best of the people after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr? I said: Yes. He said: `Umar (رضي الله عنه).
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 5, Hadith 440
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1001
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37391