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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 18379

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى حُدُودِ اللهِ وَالرَّاتِعِ (١) فِيهَا، وَالْمُدَّهِنِ فِيهَا، مَثَلُ قَوْمٍ اسْتَهَمُوا عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ، فَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَعْلَاهَا، وَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَسْفَلَهَا، وَأَوْعَرَهَا، وَإِذَا الَّذِينَ أَسْفَلَهَا (٢) إِذَا اسْتَقَوْا مِنَ الْمَاءِ (٣) مَرُّوا عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِمْ، فَآذَوْهُمْ، فَقَالُوا: لَوْ أَنَّا خَرَقْنَا فِي نَصِيبِنَا خَرْقًا، فَاسْتَقَيْنَا مِنْهُ، وَلَمْ نَمُرَّ (٤) عَلَى أَصْحَابِنَا فَنُؤْذِيَهُمْ، فَإِنْ، ، تَرَكُوهُمْ وَمَا أَرَادُوا هَلَكُوا، وَإِنْ أَخَذُوا عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ نَجَوْا جَمِيعًا " (١)،

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English translation

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of those who establish the limits set by Allah and those who are lenient regarding them is like a people who set out on a sea journey. Some of them sit in the lower part (of the boat) and some sit in the upper part. The people in the lower part have to go up to fetch water, and some water spills on those above. Seeing this, the people above say, “Now we will not let you come up, you cause us trouble.” The people below reply, “Alright, then we will make a hole in the bottom of the boat and get water from there.” Now, if the people above hold their hands and stop them from this, then all will be saved; otherwise, all will drown.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 18379 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 660, Hadith of al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir from the Prophet (peace be upon him), as in-book entry 33.

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مسند احمد / أول مسند الكوفيين / 18379

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