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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 598

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In-book entry
598

Chapter 68

Chapter context: Desirability of Seclusion at times of corruption committed by the people of the World

- باب استحباب العزلة عند فساد الناس والزمان أو الخوف من فتنة فى الدين ووقوع فى حرام وشبهات ونحوها

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏

‏يوشك أن يكون خير مال المسلم غنم يتتبع بها شعف الجبال، ومواقع القطر، يفر بدينه من الفتن‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وشعف الجبال ‏:‏أعلاها

Translation

English translation

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

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best possession of a Muslim will be a herd of sheep with which he retires to the top of a mountain or places where rain is expected to fall (pastures) so as to safeguard with his faith from tribulation." [Al- Bukhari].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 598 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 598 under the chapter “Desirability of Seclusion at times of corruption committed by the people of the World.”

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Reference details

In-book entry
598

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 599

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