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مسند أحمد

Musnad Ahmad Hadith 19661

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177

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Original Arabic

قَالَ: وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْقَلْبُ مِنْ تَقَلُّبِهِ، إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْقَلْبِ كَمَثَلِ رِيشَةٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فِي أَصْلِ شَجَرَةٍ تُقَلِّبُهَا الرِّيحُ ظَهْرًا لِبَطْنٍ " (١)، ،

Translation

English translation

And the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: The heart is called "qalb" because it keeps turning, and the example of the heart is like that of a feather at the root of a tree, which the wind keeps turning over and over.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 19661 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 797, Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 177.

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مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 19661

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