Hadith 9878

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ مَرْثَدٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الرَّبِيعِ ، وَكَانَ يُقَاعِدُ أَبَا بُرْدَةَ يُحَدِّثُ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " أَرْبَعٌ فِي أُمَّتِي . . . " , فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ .
The previous hadith is narrated through this second chain, however, at the end here are these words: "This is the work of the Lord of the worlds." It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are four things from the time of ignorance which people will never abandon..." Then the narrator mentioned the complete hadith.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 9878
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