صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ:Chapter: The Virtues Of 'Umar (RA)
Hadith 2398
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ : " قَدْ كَانَ يَكُونُ فِي الْأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمْ مُحَدَّثُونَ ، فَإِنْ يَكُنْ فِي أُمَّتِي مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ ، فَإِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، مِنْهُمْ " ، قَالَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ : تَفْسِيرُ مُحَدَّثُونَ مُلْهَمُونَ .
A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There had been among the people before you inspired persons and if there were any such among my Umma Umar bin Khattab would be one of them. Ibn Wahb explained the word Muhaddathun as those who receive hint from the High (Mulhamun).
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sa'd bin Ibrahim with the same chain of transmitters.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Muhaddithun: (with a fatha on the letter dal) — one into whose heart something is cast, or in whose heart a thought passes, so that he is correct, meaning he is upright, possesses insight (firasah), and the truth flows upon his tongue.
"An yakun fi ummati": If there will be in my ummah—if there were such people in the previous communities, then certainly there will be such people in your ummah. Therefore, this phrase is not for expressing doubt or uncertainty.
"An yakun fi ummati": If there will be in my ummah—if there were such people in the previous communities, then certainly there will be such people in your ummah. Therefore, this phrase is not for expressing doubt or uncertainty.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6204
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
A "muhaddath" is one upon whose tongue the truth is inspired by Allah.
Jibril (alayhis salam) does not bring revelation to him, because such a person is not a prophet.
Rather, Allah places the truth in his heart and mind.
And in reality, in several matters, Allah affirmed the opinion of Umar (radi Allahu anhu) through revelation. (See also Hadith no. 3691)
1:
A "muhaddath" is one upon whose tongue the truth is inspired by Allah.
Jibril (alayhis salam) does not bring revelation to him, because such a person is not a prophet.
Rather, Allah places the truth in his heart and mind.
And in reality, in several matters, Allah affirmed the opinion of Umar (radi Allahu anhu) through revelation. (See also Hadith no. 3691)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3693
