Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup
مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 1201 to 1400
لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَلْفٍ مِثْلِهِ إِلَّا الْمُؤْمِنُNothing is better than a thousand of its kind except a believer
Hadith 1216
اُردوEn
1216 - أَخْبَرَنَا هِبَةُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ، قَالَ: أبنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ بُنْدَارٍ، ثنا أَبُو عَرُوبَةَ، قَالَ: كَتَبَ إِلَيْنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، أبنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَ. قَالَ أَبُو عَرُوبَةَ، وَأَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ شَاذَانَ، ثنا زَيْدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أبنا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَلْفٍ مِثْلِهِ إِلَّا الْمُؤْمِنُ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that indeed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Nothing is better than a believer among a thousand things like itself."
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
The meaning is that only believers are such that they surpass one another in good deeds and in benefiting others. Some are even such that they are equivalent to a thousand people, because at times a single person accomplishes as much as a thousand people. For example, someone establishes an institution for the dissemination and propagation of knowledge, or produces a written work that even thousands of people together could not have accomplished, or invents something that benefits humanity. Similarly, he advances things that fulfill the needs of social and civic life. Sometimes, a single individual proves to be more beneficial than not just a thousand, but many thousands of people, as those who are aware of the conditions of people know well. Therefore, the true human being is the one who benefits others, whereas a person devoid of such a quality is like that zero which is written to the left side of a number, having no value whatsoever.
The meaning is that only believers are such that they surpass one another in good deeds and in benefiting others. Some are even such that they are equivalent to a thousand people, because at times a single person accomplishes as much as a thousand people. For example, someone establishes an institution for the dissemination and propagation of knowledge, or produces a written work that even thousands of people together could not have accomplished, or invents something that benefits humanity. Similarly, he advances things that fulfill the needs of social and civic life. Sometimes, a single individual proves to be more beneficial than not just a thousand, but many thousands of people, as those who are aware of the conditions of people know well. Therefore, the true human being is the one who benefits others, whereas a person devoid of such a quality is like that zero which is written to the left side of a number, having no value whatsoever.
