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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 2 · Belief
Sahih

حُبُّ الرَّسُولِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الإِيمَانِ

Love for the Messenger ﷺ is part of faith

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَالِدِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ح وَحَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “None of you believes until I am dearer to him than his father, his child and all people.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Keiner von euch ist gläubig, bis ich ihm lieber bin als sein Vater, sein Kind und alle Menschen.“

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Ben kendisine babasından, çocuğundan ve bütün insanlardan daha sevimli olmadıkça sizden biriniz iman etmiş olmaz.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 6 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · BasraQatada† 117 AH · Basra'Abdul 'Aziz bin Suhaib† 130 AH · BasraShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · Basraابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ~ 191 AH · not yet identifiedAadm bin Abi Iyas† 221 AH · AscalonY'aqub bin Ibrahim bin Kathir† 252 AH · Baghdadal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
  • Not yet identified
  • Second chain (taḥwīl)
Chain as a list

Main chain

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Suhaibعَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ

    d. 130 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ

    not yet identified

  5. Y'aqub bin Ibrahim bin Kathirيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

    d. 252 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

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Second chain (taḥwīl)

The compiler switches to a second route of narration within the isnad (sign ح).

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Qatadaقَتَادَةَ

    d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. d. 221 AH · 'Asqalan · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler