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Sahih Muslim 44a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: No bondsman believes, and, in the hadith narrated by Abdul Warith, no person believes, till I am dearer to him than the members of his…

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وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يُؤْمِنُ عَبْدٌ (وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ الرَّجُلُ) حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: No bondsman believes, and, in the hadith narrated by Abdul Warith, no person believes, till I am dearer to him than the members of his household, his wealth and the whole of mankind.

قتیبہ بن سعید ‘ جریر نے مغیرہ سے ، انہوں نے شعبی سے روایت کی ، کہا : مجھے حارث اعور ہمدانی نے حدیث سنائی اور وہ کذاب تھا ۔

(Bize Kuteybetü İbn Saîd rivâyet etti. ki): Bana Cerîr, Mugîra'dan o da Şa'bî'den naklen rivâyet etti. Şa'bî: «Bana el-Hârisü’l-A'ver el-Hemdânî rivâyet eyledi. Ama o bir yalancı idi.» demiş

Sahih Muslim 44a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 75. 1 min read

What it means

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that a Muslim cannot attain complete faith until he gives precedence to the love of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) over the love of his mother, father, son, daughter, and all people. This love entails obeying and supporting him and refraining from disobedience to him.

What it teaches

  • It is obligatory to love the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and give precedence to his love over the love for all other created beings.
  • A sign of complete love is to support the Prophet's Sunnah and sacrifice one's life and wealth for this purpose.
  • Love for the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entails obeying his commands, believing what he said, avoiding what he prohibited and forbade, and following him and abandoning religious innovations.
  • The Prophet's right is greater and more emphatic than all other people, for he was a reason for guiding us, saving us from Hellfire, and making us win Paradise.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Zuhayr ibn HarbTold me, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3Ismail ibn UlayyahTold us, Third generation, died 193 AH
  4. 4Abd al-Aziz ibn SuhaybFrom, Successor, died 130 AH
  5. 5Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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