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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 2000

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.

In-book entry
163

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْأَخْنَسِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَا اقْتَبَسَ رَجُلٌ عِلْمًا مِنَ النُّجُومِ، إِلا اقْتَبَسَ بِهَا شُعْبَةً مِنَ السِّحْرِ، مَا زَادَ زَادَ " (١)،

Translation

English translation

Ibn "Abbas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“if [a person] thinks of doing a good deed then does it, it will be recorded as ten, and if he does not do it, it will be recorded as one hasanah. If he thinks of doing a bad deed and does it, it will be recorded as one sayyi’ah, and if he does not do it, it will be recorded as one hasanah.”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2000 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 25, Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet, as in-book entry 163.

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Source and grading notes

Musnad Ahmad 2001 Arabic/English book : Book 25, Hadith 2001

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