مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadith of Ka'b bin Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 897
Hadith 897
897 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ، قَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّ مُبَشِّرٍ: اقْرَأْ عَلَي مُبَشِّرٍ السَّلَامَ، فَقَالَ لَهَا كَعْبٌ: يَا أُمَّ مُبَشِّرٍ، أَهَكَذَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟، فَقَالَتْ: لَا أَدْرِي ضَعُفْتُ فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَّ نَسَمَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِ طَائِرٌ خَضِرٌ تَعْلَقُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الْجَنَّةِ»
The son of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates about his father that when the time of his death approached, Sayyida Umm Mubashir (may Allah be pleased with her) said to him: "Convey my greetings to Mubashir." So Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "O Umm Mubashir! Did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this?" The woman replied: "I do not know, I have grown old, I seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty." Then Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this: 'The soul of the believer is in the form of a green bird, which eats from the fruits of Paradise.'"
