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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 2111

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274

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: " أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُعْتِقُ مَنْ جَاءَهُ مِنَ العَبِيدِ قَبْلَ مَوَالِيهِمْ إِذَا أَسْلَمُوا، وَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ يَوْمَ الطَّائِفِ رَجُلَيْنِ " (٢)، ،

Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

A man saw a dream and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I dreamt that there was a cloud dripping with honey and ghee, and the people were picking it up and taking it: some took a lot, some took a little and some were in between that. And there was a rope connected to the sky - and on one occasion Yazeed said: As if it was let down from the sky - You took hold of it and wanted to rise, and Allah lifted you up. Then a man came after you and took hold of it, wanting to rise, and Allah lifted him up. Then another man came after both of you and took hold of it, wanting to rise, and Allah lifted him up. Then a man came after you and took hold of it, but it was cut, then it was put back together for him and he wanted to rise, and Allah lifted him up. Abu Bakr said: Let me interpret it, O Messenger of Allah. He gave him permission, so he said: As for the cloud, it is Islam, and the honey and ghee are the sweetness of the Qur'an, some people read more, some less and some in between that. The rope is the path you are on; you want to rise and Allah will list you up. Then after you are gone there will be a man who follows your path; he will want to rise and Allah will lift him up. Then after the two of you are gone, there will be another man, who will hold on to the same (rope) as you did; he will want to rise and Allah will lift him up. Then after you there will be a man for whom it will be cut, then it will be put back together for him; he will want to rise and Allah will lift him up. He said: Did I get it right, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “You got some right and you got some wrong." He said: I swear that you should tell me. He said: "Do not swear.”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2111 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 25, Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet, as in-book entry 274.

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Musnad Ahmad 2113 Arabic/English book : Book 25, Hadith 2113

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