مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 15784
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ، ، زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَا ذِئْبَانِ جَائِعَانِ أُرْسِلَا فِي غَنَمٍ أَفْسَدَ لَهَا مِنْ حِرْصِ الْمَرْءِ عَلَى الْمَالِ، وَالشَّرَفِ لِدِينِهِ " (١)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Two hungry wolves if let loose among a flock of sheep would not cause as much mischief as the greed for wealth and status causes in a man's heart."
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This is Hadith 15784 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 176, Hadith of Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 21.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكيين / 15784
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