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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 15794

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31

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَا ذِئْبَانِ جَائِعَانِ أُرْسِلَا فِي غَنَمٍ بِأَفْسَدَ 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 (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: If two hungry wolves are let loose among a flock of sheep, they will not cause as much mischief as the greed for wealth and status causes in a man's religion.

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This is Hadith 15794 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 31.

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مسند احمد / مسند المكيين / 15794

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