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“The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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المؤمن القوي خير وأحب إلى الله من المؤمن الضعيف

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Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 2664

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim No. 2664

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَي بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ، وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْجَزْ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَيْءٌ فَلَا تَقُلْ: لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَلَكِنْ قُلْ: قَدَرُ اللَّهِ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ، فَإِنَّ لَوْ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ الشَّيْطَانِ ".

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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: "The strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than the weak believer, and there is good in both. Adhere to whatever brings you benefit, seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If something befalls you, do not say: 'Had I done such-and-such, it would have been such-and-such;' rather, say: 'Allah has decreed, and whatever He wills, He does.' Indeed, 'if' opens the way before the devil to act."

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2664: أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ, from رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَي بْنِ حَبَّانَ, from الْأَعْرَجِ, from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ
  2. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2664: ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ, from رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَي بْنِ حَبَّانَ, from الْأَعْرَجِ, 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. 4168The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 4168

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ, أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ, عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ, عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ, عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ, يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, قَالَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ, خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ, وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ, وَلَا تَعْجِزْ, فَإِنْ غَلَبَكَ أَمْرٌ فَقُلْ قَدَرُ اللَّهِ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ, وَإِيَّاكَ وَاللَّوْ, فَإِنَّ اللَّوْ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ الشَّيْطَانِ ".

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  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 79
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8592

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 4168: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ, from سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ, from ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ, from الْأَعْرَجِ, 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. 79The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 79

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ, قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ، وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ، وَلَا تَعْجَزْ، فَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَيْءٌ، فَلَا تَقُلْ: لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَذَا، وَكَذَا، وَلَكِنْ قُلْ: قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ، فَإِنَّ لَوْ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ الشَّيْطَانِ ".

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8592

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 79: أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ, from رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ (Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ḥabbān), from الْأَعْرَجِ, from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ
  2. Sunan Ibn Mājah 79: عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ, from رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ (Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ḥabbān), from الْأَعْرَجِ, 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 8592The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8592

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حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُبَارَكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ، وَأَفْضَلُ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ، احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَلَا تَعْجَزْ، فَإِنْ غَلَبَكَ أَمْرٌ فَقُلْ: قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ صَنَع، وَإِيَّاكَ وَاللَّوَّ، فَإِنَّ اللَّوَّ تُفْتَحُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ".

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  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4168

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 8592: خَلَفُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ, from ابْنُ مُبَارَكٍ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ, from رَبِيعَةَ, from الْأَعْرَجِ, 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 8629The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8629

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حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُبَارَكٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ فَلَمْ أُنْكِرْ، قَالَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ، أَوْ أَفْضَلُ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَكُلٌّ خَيْرٌ، احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَلَا تَعْجِزْ، فَإِنْ غَلَبَكَ أَمْرٌ فَقُلْ قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ، وَمَا شَاءَ صَنَعَ، وَإِيَّاكَ وَاللَّوَّ، فَإِنَّ اللَّوَّ يُفْتَحُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 8629: عَارِمٌ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُبَارَكٍ, from مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ, from رَبِيعَةَ, from الْأَعْرَجِ, from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

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

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