مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الفضائلBook of Virtues
ما ذكر في الكف عن أصحاب النبي ﷺNarrations Regarding Refraining from Criticizing the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Hadith 34584
٣٤٥٨٤ - حدثنا حسين بن علي عن أبي موسى عن الحسن قال: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ لأصحابه: "أنتم في الناس كالملح في (الطعام) (١) " (٢).
Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions: "You are among the people just like salt is in food." The narrator says: Then Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Food is not good without salt." After that, Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "What will become of the people whose salt is gone?"
