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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17217

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Original Arabic

حَدِيثُ عُمَرَ الْجُمَعِيِّ، ١٧٢١٧ - حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنِي بَحِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُبَيْرُ بْنُ نُفَيْرٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ الْجُمَعِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا اسْتَعْمَلَهُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ " فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: مَا اسْتَعْمَلَهُ (١) ؟ قَالَ: " يَهْدِيهِ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى الْعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ، ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ " (٢)، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Umar Jami’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When Allah intends good for a servant, He uses him before his death.” Someone asked, “What is meant by ‘uses him’?” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah grants him the ability to do a righteous deed before his death, then takes his soul in that state.”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 17217 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 472, Hadith of Umar al-Jam'i (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1.

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مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17217

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