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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 254

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In-book entry
254

Chapter 31

Chapter context: Superiority of Poor, Weak and unrenowned Muslims

- باب فضل ضعفة المسلمين والفقراء الخاملين

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

‏ احتجت الجنة والنار فقالت النار‏:‏ في الجبارون والمتكبرون، وقالت الجنة‏:‏ في ضعفاء الناس ومساكينهم، فقضى الله بينهما‏:‏ إنك الجنة رحمتي أرحم بك من أشاء، وإنك النار أعذب بك من أشاء، ولكليكما علي ملؤها‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There was a dispute between the Hell and Jannah. The Hell said: "The haughty and proud are my inmates." Jannah said: "The modest and the humble are my residents". Thereupon, Allah the Exalted and Glorious (addressing Jannah) said: "You are My Mercy, through you I shall show mercy to those whom I wish". (And addressing the Hell), He said: "You are (the means) of My punishment by which I shall punish such of My slaves as I wish and each one of you would have its fill". [Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 254 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 254 under the chapter “Superiority of Poor, Weak and unrenowned Muslims.”

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Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 254

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