Sayyiduna Bashir bin al-Khasasiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and caught up with him at al-Baqi', and I heard him say: "Peace be upon the inhabitants of the dwellings of the believers." (The narrator says:) My sandal strap broke, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Walk without the sandal." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have been away from my land for quite a long time, and I am far from the place of my people." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bashir, do you not praise Allah Almighty for this, that Allah Almighty took you by the forelock from among the people of Rabi'ah (and granted you the guidance of Islam), a people who think that, were it not for them, the earth would be overturned along with everything on it?"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). Ahmad also recorded a chain of it, which will come later in the chapter on virtues, if Allah wills.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 4318
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (1236)»