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مسند أحمد

Musnad Ahmad Hadith 12461

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521

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي مَثَلُ الْمَطَرِ، لَا يُدْرَى أَوَّلُهُ خَيْرٌ أَوْ آخِرُهُ " (٢)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The example of my Ummah is like that of rain; it is not known whether its beginning is better or its end." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

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This is Hadith 12461 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 32, Musnad of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 521.

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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 12461

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