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“The world is a prison for the believer and Paradise for the disbeliever”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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الدنيا سجن المؤمن وجنة الكافر

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Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 2956

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim No. 2956

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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ ".

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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever."

Translation: HadeethEnc.com — Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, by Rowad Translation Center; published by the Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah. English, version v1.25.0. Full entry with explanation: https://hadeethenc.com/en/browse/hadith/3584

The same report is also in

  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2324
  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4113
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8850

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2956: قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ, from عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ, from الْعَلَاءِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2324The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2324

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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ "، وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ṣaḥīḥ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 2956
  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4113
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8850

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  1. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 2324: قُتَيْبَةُ, from عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 4113The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 4113

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ, حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ, عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, عَنْ أَبِيهِ, عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ, قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ, وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ ".

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 2956
  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2324
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8850

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 4113: أَبُو مَرْوَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ, from عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8087The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8087

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِر، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَال: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ ".

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 10080

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 8087: أَبُو عَامِر, from زُهَيْرٌ, from الْعَلَاءِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8850The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8850

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حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ ".

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 2956
  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2324
  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4113

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 8850: عَفَّانُ, from عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ, from الْعَلَاءُ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَة (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 10080The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 10080

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ, عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 10080: عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ, from زُهَيْرٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6677Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6677

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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ الْمَعَافِرِيُّ، أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيّ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَسَنَتُهُ، فَإِذَا فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا، فَارَقَ السِّجْنَ وَالسَّنَةَ ".

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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