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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 1881

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

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44

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَثَّامُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعَامِرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ " (٢)،

Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting with a group of his Companions - ‘Abdur-Razzaq said: of the Ansar - and a shooting star appeared and shone brightly. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to them: “What did you used to say during the Jahiliyyah if you saw something like this (i.e., a shooting star)?" They said: We used to say that a great man will be born, or that a great man will die. -I [the narrator] said to az-Zuhri: Were there shooting stars during the Jahiliyyah? He said: Yes, but they became bigger when the Prophet (ﷺ) was sent. - The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “It does not appear for the death or life of anyone, but when our Lord, may His name be blessed and exalted, decrees some matter, the bearers of the Throne glorify Him, then the people of heaven who are closest to them glorify Him, until the tasbeeh reaches the people of the lowest heaven. Then the people of heaven who are nearest to the bearers of the Throne ask (about what Allah decreed); those who are nearest to the bearers of the Throne say to the bearers of the Throne: ‘What did your Lord say?’ And they tell them. Then the people of each heaven tell the people of the next heaven, until the news reaches this (the lowest) heaven. Then the eavesdropping jinn snatch what they can, and (these shooting stars) are thrown at them. What they narrated as they heard it is true, but they add lies to it."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 1881 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 25, Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet, as in-book entry 44.

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Musnad Ahmad 1882 Arabic/English book : Book 25, Hadith 1882

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