مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17784
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Original Arabic
حَدِيثُ أَبِي عِنَبَةَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ (١)، ١٧٧٨٤ - حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْأَلْهَانِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِنَبَةَ - قَالَ سُرَيْجٌ وَلَهُ صُحْبَةٌ -، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا، عَسَلَهُ "، قِيلَ: وَمَا عَسَلُهُ؟ قَالَ: " يَفْتَحُ اللهُ لَهُ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ، ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُهُ عَلَيْهِ " (٢)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abu Anbah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah Almighty intends good for a servant, He makes him "honeyed." Someone asked, "What is meant by 'honeyed'?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied: Allah Almighty opens the doors of righteous deeds for him before his death, then seizes his soul while he is upon that.
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This is Hadith 17784 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 551, Hadith of Abu 'Anabah al-Khawlani (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1.
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مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17784
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