سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3994
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- Book
- 36. Tribulations
- In-book entry
- 69
Chapter 17
Chapter context: The division of nations
باب افْتِرَاقِ الأُمَمِ
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لَتَتَّبِعُنَّ سُنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بَاعًا بِبَاعٍ وَذِرَاعًا بِذِرَاعٍ وَشِبْرًا بِشِبْرٍ حَتَّى لَوْ دَخَلُوا فِي جُحْرِ ضَبٍّ لَدَخَلْتُمْ فِيهِ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى قَالَ " فَمَنْ إِذًا " .
Translation
English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“You will most certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, arm’s length by arm’s length, forearm’s length by forearm’s length, hand span by hand span, until even if they entered a hole of a mastigure (lizard) you will enter it too.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?” He said: “Who else?”
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 3994 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 36, Tribulations, as in-book entry 69 under the chapter “The division of nations.”
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- Sunan Ibn Majah
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- 36. Tribulations
- In-book entry
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Source and grading notes
Sunan Ibn Majah 3994 In-book : Book 36, Hadith 69 English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3994
- Al-Albani:
- Hasan Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
- Hasan Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut:
- Hasan
- Zubair Ali Zai:
- Isnaad Hasan
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