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Musnad Ahmad 2498

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 2498

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْغَسِيلِ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَقَنِّعًا بِثَوْبٍ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَيَكْثُرُونَ وَإِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ يَقِلُّونَ فَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْكُمْ أَمْرًا يَنْفَعُ فِيهِ أَحَدًا فَلْيَقْبَلْ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَيَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 2498) and Al-Bukhari (No. 3628, 3800).

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3628

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his fatal illness came out, wrapped with a sheet, and his head was wrapped with an oiled bandage. He sat on the pulpit, and praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Now then, people will increase but the Ansar will decrease in number, so much so that they, compared with the…

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَكْثُرُونَ وَيَقِلُّ الأَنْصَارُ، حَتَّى يَكُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ، فَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا يَضُرُّ فِيهِ قَوْمًا، وَيَنْفَعُ فِيهِ آخَرِينَ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3800

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (in his fatal illness) came out wrapped in a sheet covering his shoulders and his head was tied with an oily tape of cloth till he sat on the pulpit, and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Then-after, O people! The people will go on increasing, but the Ansar will…

، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَكْثُرُونَ وَتَقِلُّ الأَنْصَارُ، حَتَّى يَكُونُوا كَالْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ، فَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْكُمْ أَمْرًا يَضُرُّ فِيهِ أَحَدًا أَوْ يَنْفَعُهُ، فَلْيَقْبَلْ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ، وَيَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 6222

The people will become many and the Ansar few till they will be in the same position among mankind as salt in food; so if any of you has some position of authority in which he can injure some people and benefit others he should accept the excuse of those of them who do well and overlook those of…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ حَتَّى جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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  • أمثال الحديث لأبي الشيخ الأصبهاني (254)النَّاسَ يَكْثُرُونَ ، وَتَقِلُّ الأَنْصَارُ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ
  • الآحاد والمثاني لابن أبي عاصم (1562)مَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْكُمْ أَمْرًا يَضُرُّ فِيهِ قَوْمًا ، وَيَنْفَعُ فِيهِ آخَرِينَ ، فَلْيَقْبَلْ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ ، وَيَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ ، يُرِيدُ الأَنْصَارَ
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (1196)النَّاسَ يَكْثُرُونَ ، وَيَقِلُّ الأَنْصَارُ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ ، فَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا يَضُرُّ فِيهِ قَوْمًا وَيَنْفَعُ فِيهِ آخَرِينَ ؛ فَلْيَقْبَلْ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ ، وَيَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1718)النَّاسَ يَكْثُرُونَ وَتَقِلُّ الْأَنْصَارُ ، حَتَّى يَكُونُوا كَالْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (7022)إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَكْثُرُونَ وَيَقِلُّ الأَنْصَارُ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ مِثْلَ الْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ ، فَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْكُمْ عَمَلا ،فَلْيَقْبَلْ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ ، وَيَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ
  • شرح السنة (3885)خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ بِمِلْحَفَةٍ قَدْ # # # عَصَّبَ بِعِصَابَةٍ دَسْمَاءَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ، وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يكثرونَ ، وَيَقِلُّ الأَنْصَارُ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ بِمَن

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3801

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Ansar are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets, People will go on increasing but the Ansar will go on decreasing; so accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them. "

"‏ الأَنْصَارُ كَرِشِي وَعَيْبَتِي، وَالنَّاسُ سَيَكْثُرُونَ وَيَقِلُّونَ، فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ، وَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1392

I saw `Umar bin Al-Khattab (when he was stabbed) saying, "O `Abdullah bin `Umar! Go to the mother of the believers Aisha and say, `Umar bin Al-Khattab sends his greetings to you,' and request her to allow me to be buried with my companions." (So, Ibn `Umar conveyed the message to `Aisha.) She said…

سَلْهَا أَنْ أُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَىَّ‏.‏ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أُرِيدُهُ لِنَفْسِي، فَلأُوثِرَنَّهُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَقْبَلَ قَالَ لَهُ مَا لَدَيْكَ قَالَ أَذِنَتْ لَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏.‏ قَالَ…

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3799

Abu Bakr and Al-`Abbas passed by one of the gatherings of the Ansar who were weeping then. He (i.e. Abu Bakr or Al-`Abbas) asked, "Why are you weeping?" They replied, "We are weeping because we remember the gathering of the Prophet (ﷺ) with us." So Abu Bakr went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him of…

"‏ أُوصِيكُمْ بِالأَنْصَارِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ كَرِشِي وَعَيْبَتِي، وَقَدْ قَضَوُا الَّذِي عَلَيْهِمْ، وَبَقِيَ الَّذِي لَهُمْ، فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ، وَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 927

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) ascended the pulpit and it was the last gathering in which he took part. He was covering his shoulder with a big cloak and binding his head with an oily bandage. He glorified and praised Allah and said, "O people! Come to me." So the people came and gathered around him and he…

أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْحَىَّ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَقِلُّونَ، وَيَكْثُرُ النَّاسُ، فَمَنْ وَلِيَ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَضُرَّ فِيهِ أَحَدًا أَوْ يَنْفَعَ فِيهِ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3904

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Indeed my elite, those whom I lean towards, are the people of my house and my close ones are the Ansar, so forgive those who do wrong from them and accept from those who do good from them."

"‏ أَلاَ إِنَّ عَيْبَتِي الَّتِي آوِي إِلَيْهَا أَهْلُ بَيْتِي وَإِنَّ كَرِشِي الأَنْصَارُ فَاعْفُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ وَاقْبَلُوا مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 2 other versions

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 12189

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ عَيْبَتِي الَّتِي أَوَيْتُ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions Arabic only

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