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Sahih al-Bukhari

696

Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

إِمَامَةِ الْمَفْتُونِ وَالْمُبْتَدِعِ

The imamate of one who has fallen into fitnah and of the innovator

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَبِي ذَرٍّ " اسْمَعْ وَأَطِعْ، وَلَوْ لِحَبَشِيٍّ كَأَنَّ رَأْسَهُ زَبِيبَةٌ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ،

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Dharr, “Listen and obey, even if it be to an Abyssinian whose head is like a raisin.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte zu Abu Dharr: „Hör und gehorche, und sei es einem Abessinier, dessen Kopf wie eine Rosine ist.“

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ Ebû Zer'e şöyle buyurdu: “Başı kuru üzüm gibi olan bir Habeşliye bile olsa dinle ve itaat et.”

Other versions of this report

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

  • " اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا، وَإِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ حَبَشِيٌّ كَأَنَّ رَأْسَهُ زَبِيبَةٌ ".

    Anas reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Listen and obey, even if an Abyssinian whose head is like a raisin is appointed (over you).”

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

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · BasraYazid bin Hameed, Abu Tiyah† 128 AH · BasraShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraMuhammad bin Ja'far Ghandar† 194 AH · BasraMuhammad bin Aban bin Wzyr† 244 AH · Balkh · uncertain matchal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ

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

  3. Yazid bin Hameed, Abu Tiyahأَبِي التَّيَّاحِ

    d. 128 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  4. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةَ

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

  5. d. 194 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. Muhammad bin Aban bin Wzyrمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ

    d. 244 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

    uncertain match (70 %)

    Possible persons: Muhammad bin Aban bin Wzyr

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler