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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4199

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In-book entry
100

Chapter 20

Chapter context: Protecting (one's) deeds (by fearing their non-acceptance)

باب التَّوَقِّي عَلَى الْعَمَلِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ رَبٍّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

‏ إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ كَالْوِعَاءِ إِذَا طَابَ أَسْفَلُهُ طَابَ أَعْلاَهُ وَإِذَا فَسَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ فَسَدَ أَعْلاَهُ ‏

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Translation

English translation

Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan said:

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Deeds are like vessels. If the lower part is good then the upper part will be good, and if the lower part is bad then the upper part will be bad.’”

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 4199 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 37, Zuhd, as in-book entry 100 under the chapter “Protecting (one's) deeds (by fearing their non-acceptance).”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
100

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4199 Arabic : Book 37, Hadith 4339

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Hasan
Zubair Ali Zai:
Hasan

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