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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 23974

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5

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَزْهَرَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ ذِي الْكَلَاعِ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: " الْقُصَّاصُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: أَمِيرٌ، أَوْ مَأْمُورٌ، أَوْ مُخْتَالٌ " (٢)، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Only he can deliver admonition who is an amir (leader), or has been ordered and permitted to do so, or else he is being pretentious (showing off).

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 23974 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 1130, Hadith of Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 5.

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مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 23974

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