Narrator:Abdullah ibn Rawāha
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا دَيْلَمُ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ حَضَرْتُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ
يَا نَفْسِ أَلاَ أَرَاكِ تَكْرَهِينَ الْجَنَّهْ أَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ لَتَنْزِلِنَّهْ طَائِعَةً أَوْ لَتُكْرَهِنَّهْ
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
“I was present in a war, and ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah said:
O soul of mine! I see that you do
Not want to go to Paradise.
I swear by Allah that you surely
Will enter it, willingly or
Unwillingly.’”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2793).
Classical commentary
Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah
قَوْله ( يَا نَفْس أَلَا أَرَاك تَكْرَهِينَ الْجَنَّة ) أَيْ سَبَبهَا وَهُوَ الْقِتَال وَكَأَنَّهُ لِهَذَا ذُكِرَ أَوْ لَتُكْرَهِنَّهْ بِكَسْرِ الْهَاء وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده حَسَن لِأَنَّ دَيْلَم بْن غَزْوَانَ مُخْتَلَف فِيهِ…
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Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 2793 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 2793 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan |
The chain only |
No. 2793 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 2793 |
