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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 487

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In-book entry
487

Chapter 54

Chapter context: Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life

- باب فضل الزهد في الدنيا و الحث على التقلل منها و فضل الفقر

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن ابن عباس، وعمران بن الحصين، رضي الله عنهم، عن النبي ، صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ قال ‏"‏ اطلعت في الجنة فرأيت أكثر أهلها الفقراء، واطلعت في النار فرأيت أكثر أهلها النساء‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه من رواية ابن عباس‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏ورواه البخاري أيضاً من رواية عمران بن الحصين‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn 'Abbas and 'Imran bin Al-Husain (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I looked into Jannah and saw that most of its dwellers are the poor; and I looked into Hell and saw that most of its inmates were women." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 487 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 487 under the chapter “Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life.”

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Reference details

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487

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 488

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