Hadith 3801

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ وَهُوَ أَبُو الْيَقْظَانِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَرْبِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَا أَظَلَّتِ الْخَضْرَاءُ ، وَلَا أَقَلَّتِ الْغَبْرَاءُ أَصْدَقَ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ " . قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَابِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ ، قَالَ : وَهَذَا حَسَنٌ .
´Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "There is no one more truthful, that the sky has shaded and the earth has carried, than Abu Dharr."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3801
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (156)
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/المقدمة 11 (156) ( تحفة الأشراف : 8957) ، و مسند احمد (2/163، 175) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, the intent is to emphasize and strongly affirm the truthfulness of Abu Dharr (radi Allahu anhu).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3801
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
The meaning of the hadith is that, upon the face of the earth and beneath the sky, there is no one more truthful in speech than Abu Dharr radi Allahu anhu. This is praise for his truthfulness in every circumstance.

(2)
From this, it does not necessarily follow that Abu Dharr radi Allahu anhu is superior to Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu, because Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radi Allahu anhu possessed many other virtues in addition to truthfulness, in which he was superior to Abu Dharr radi Allahu anhu. It is the consensus of Ahl al-Sunnah that, after the noble Prophets alayhim as-salam, the most virtuous person is Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radi Allahu anhu, then the rest of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, then the remaining individuals from the ten who were given glad tidings of Paradise (asharah mubashsharah), and after them, the superiority of the Companions radi Allahu anhum is according to various considerations.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 156