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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 2 · Belief
Sahih

مَنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُفْرِ كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ

Hating to return to disbelief as one would hate to be thrown into the Fire is part of faith

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلاَوَةَ الإِيمَانِ مَنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ عَبْدًا لاَ يُحِبُّهُ إِلاَّ لِلَّهِ، وَمَنْ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنْقَذَهُ اللَّهُ، كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “There are three things: whoever has them finds the sweetness of faith (iman): one to whom Allah and His Messenger are dearer than anything besides them; one who loves a servant (of Allah) and loves him only for the sake of Allah; and one who hates to return to disbelief after Allah has rescued him from it, as he would hate to be thrown into the Fire.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Es gibt drei Dinge: Wer sie in sich hat, findet die Süße des Glaubens: wem Allah und Sein Gesandter lieber sind als alles andere außer ihnen; wer einen Diener (Allahs) liebt und ihn nur um Allahs willen liebt; und wer es verabscheut, zum Unglauben zurückzukehren, nachdem Allah ihn daraus gerettet hat, so wie er es verabscheut, ins Feuer geworfen zu werden.“

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Üç şey vardır ki, kimde bulunursa imanın tadını bulur: Allah ve Resûlü kendisine onlardan başka her şeyden daha sevimli olan; bir kulu sadece Allah için seven ve Allah onu küfürden kurtardıktan sonra ateşe atılmaktan hoşlanmadığı gibi küfre dönmekten de hoşlanmayan kimse.”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلاَوَةَ الإِيمَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا، وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لاَ يُحِبُّهُ إِلاَّ لِلَّهِ، وَأَنْ يَكْرَهَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُفْرِ كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُقْذَفَ فِي النَّارِ ".

    Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “There are three things: whoever has them finds the sweetness of faith (iman): that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than anything besides them; that he loves a person and loves him …

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 · BasraShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraSulaiman bin Harb† 224 AH · Meccaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  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. Sulaiman bin Harbسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ

    d. 224 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler