صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الإيمان
The Book of Faith
باب بَيَانِ الْوَسْوَسَةِ فِي الإِيمَانِ وَمَا يَقُولُهُ مَنْ وَجَدَهَا:
Chapter: Clarifying the Waswasah (Whispers, Bad Thoughts) with regard to faith, and what the one who experiences that should say
Hadith 132
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلُوهُ : إِنَّا نَجِدُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا مَا يَتَعَاظَمُ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ ، قَالَ : وَقَدْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ ، قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : " ذَاكَ صَرِيحُ الإِيمَانِ " .
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that some people from amongst the Companions of the Apostle (ﷺ) came to him and said: Verily we perceive in our minds that which every one of us considers it too grave to express. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you really perceive it? They said: Yes. Upon this he remarked: That is the faith manifest.
Hadith 132
وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاق ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْجَوَّابِ ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ رُزَيْقٍ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that some people from amongst the Companions of the Apostle (ﷺ) came to him and said: Verily we perceive in our minds that which every one of us considers it too grave to express. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you really perceive it? They said: Yes. Upon this he remarked: That is the faith manifest. The same hadith has been transmitted by Muhammad bin 'Amr, Abu Baker bin Ishaq, Abu'l-Jawwab, A'mash and Abu Hurairah (RA) .
Hadith 133
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الصَّفَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَثَّامٍ ، عَنْ سُعَيْرِ بْنِ الْخِمْسِ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْوَسْوَسَةِ ، قَالَ : " تِلْكَ مَحْضُ الإِيمَانِ " .
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that the Apostle (ﷺ) was asked about evil prompting, to which he replied: It is pure faith.
Hadith 134
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِهَارُونَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ، حَتَّى يُقَالَ : هَذَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ؟ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا ، فَلْيَقُلْ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ " .
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Men will continue to question one another till this is propounded: Allah created all things but who created Allah? He who found himself confronted with such a situation should say: I affirm my faith in Allah.
Hadith 134
وحَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْمُؤَدِّبُ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ ، مَنْ خَلَقَ الأَرْضَ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : اللَّهُ " ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ ، وَزَادَ وَرُسُلِهِ .
This hadith has been transmitted by Mahmud bin Ghailan by another chain of transmitters (and the words are): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Satan will come to everyone of you and say: Who created the heaven, who created the earth? (And the man) replies: It is Allah, Then the remaining part of the hadith was narrated as mentioned above and the words 'His prophets" were added to it.
Hadith 134
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حميد جميعا ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ : حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ ، فَيَقُولَ : مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ؟ حَتَّى يَقُولَ لَهُ : مَنْ خَلَقَ رَبَّكَ ؟ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ، فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ وَلْيَنْتَهِ " .
This hadith is transmitted by Urwa bin Zubair on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) (and the words are): The Satan comes to the bondsman (of Allah) and says: Who created this and that? The remaining part of the hadith is the same.
Hadith 134
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَأْتِي الْعَبْدَ الشَّيْطَانُ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ؟ " مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ .
This hadith is transmitted by Urwa bin Zubair on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) (and the words are): The Satan comes to the bondsman (of Allah) and says: Who created this and that? The remaining part of the hadith is the same.
Hadith 135
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَكُمْ عَنِ الْعِلْمِ ، حَتَّى يَقُولُوا : هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَنَا ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ؟ " ، قَالَ : وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ ، فَقَالَ : صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ، قَدْ سَأَلَنِي اثْنَانِ وَهَذَا الثَّالِثُ ، أَوَ قَالَ : سَأَلَنِي وَاحِدٌ وَهَذَا الثَّانِي .
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed:People will constantly ask you questions pertaining to knowledge till they would say: Allah created us, but who created Allah? he (the narrator) says: he (Abu Huraira) was (at the time of narrating this hadith) catching hold of the hand of a man and he said: Allah and the Messenger told the truth. Two persons have already put me this question, and this is the third one, or he said: One man has put me this question and he is the second one.
Hadith 135
وحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَيَعْقُوبُ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الإِسْنَادِ ، وَلَكِنْ قَدْ قَالَ فِي آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ : صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ .
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that he said: The people will constantly, and the rest of the hadith is the same as that transmitted by 'Abdul-Warith with the exception that there is no mention of the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) in that, but he observed at the end of the hadith: Allah and His Messenger told the truth
Hadith 135
وحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الرُّومِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا يَزَالُونَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا : " هَذَا اللَّهُ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ؟ " ، قَالَ : فَبَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، إِذْ جَاءَنِي نَاسٌ مِنَ الأَعْرَابِ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، هَذَا اللَّهُ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ؟ قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ حَصًى بِكَفِّهِ فَرَمَاهُمْ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : قُومُوا قُومُوا ، صَدَقَ خَلِيلِي .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: they (the people) till constantly ask you, Abu Hurairah (RA) , (about different things pertaining to religion) the they would say: Well, there is Allah, but after all who created Allah? He ( Abu Hurairah (RA) ) narrated: Once we were in the mosque that some of the Bedouins came there and said: Well, there is Allah, but who created Allah? He (the narrator) said: I took hold of the pebbles in my fist and flung at them and remarked: Stand up, stand up (go away) my friend (the Holy Prophet) told the truth.
Hadith 135
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الأَصَمِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَيَسْأَلَنَّكُمُ النَّاسُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ، حَتَّى يَقُولُوا : اللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَهُ ؟ " .
Yazid bin al-Asamm said: I heard Abu Hurairah (RA) saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: people will certainly ask you about everything till they will propound: Allah created every thing, but who created Allah?
Hadith 136
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ مُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا يَزَالُونَ يَقُولُونَ : مَا كَذَا ، مَا كَذَا ، حَتَّى يَقُولُوا : هَذَا اللَّهُ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ ، فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ ؟ " .
Anas bin Malik (RA) transmitted it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that the Great and Glorious Allah said: Verily your people would constantly question about this and that till they would say: Well, it is Allah Who created the creation, but who created Allah?
Hadith 136
حَدَّثَنَاه إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ إِسْحَاق لَمْ يَذْكُرْ ، قَالَ : قَالَ اللَّهُ : إِنَّ أُمَّتَك .
Anas bin Malik (RA) transmitted it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that the Great and Glorious Allah said: Verily your people would constantly question about this and that till they would say: Well, it is Allah Who created the creation, but who created Allah?
