Jami` at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2874

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Book: 44. Chapters on Parables
In-book entry: 17

Chapter 7

Chapter context: What Has Been Related About The Parable Of The Son Of Adam, His Lifespan And His Hope

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي مَثَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ وَأَجَلِهِ وَأَمَلِهِ ‏

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ أُمَّتِي كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَجَعَلَتِ الذُّبَابُ وَالْفَرَاشُ يَقَعْنَ فِيهَا وَأَنَا آخُذُ بِحُجَزِكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ تَقَحَّمُونَ فِيهَا ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The Parable of myself and that of my Ummah is that of a man who kindled a fire, and the flies and moths began flying into it - and I am trying to prevent you from diving into it."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2874 in Jami` at-Tirmidhi. It appears in Book 44, Chapters on Parables, as in-book entry 17 under the chapter “What Has Been Related About The Parable Of The Son Of Adam, His Lifespan And His Hope.”

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