Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 2 · Beliefأَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ
Which Islam is the most excellent?
قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ " مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ ".
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ
Translation
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported: They said: “O Messenger of Allah, which Islam is the most excellent?” He said: “(That of the one) from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe.”
Other translations
Deutsch
Abu Musa al-Asch'ari berichtete: Sie sagten: „O Gesandter Allahs, welcher Islam ist der vorzüglichste?“ Er sagte: „(Der Islam dessen,) vor dessen Zunge und Hand die Muslime sicher sind.“
Türkçe
Ebû Mûsâ el-Eş'arî (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Dediler ki: “Ey Allah'ın Resûlü, hangi İslâm daha faziletlidir?” Buyurdu ki: “Müslümanların dilinden ve elinden emin olduğu kimsenin (İslâm'ı).”
The journey of this hadith
From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.
256AH
al-Bukhari · Samarqand
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
- Compiler
Chain as a list
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Abu Musa al-Asha'ariأَبِي مُوسَى
d. 52 AH / 672 CE · Makkah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Abu Barda bin Abi Musa al-Asha'ariأَبِي بُرْدَةَ
d. 103 AH · Kufa · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- Bryd bin 'Abdullahأَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ
Follower Tabi' 6th generation
d. 194 AH / 809 CE · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation
- Sa'id bin Yahya bin Sa'id bin Abanسَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ
d. 249 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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