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“Whoever imitates a people is one of them”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم

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Sunan Abī Dāwūd, No. 4031

Sunan Abī Dāwūd No. 4031

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حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ ".

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HadeethEnc: حسن — Hasan

Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Ahmad

Translation

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them."

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/5353

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  1. Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4031: عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ, from أَبُو النَّضْرِ, from عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ, from حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ, from أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ, from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ

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

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4969The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4969

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي الْوَاسِطِيَّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " بُعِثْتُ بِالسَّيْفِ حَتَّى يُعْبَدَ اللَّهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَجُعِلَ رِزْقِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّ رُمْحِي، وَجُعِلَ الذِّلَّةُ وَالصَّغَارُ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَ أَمْرِي، وَمَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ ".

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4970
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 5515

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 4969: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي الْوَاسِطِيَّ, from ابْنُ ثَوْبَانَ, from حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ, from أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ, from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ

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

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4970The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4970

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " بُعِثْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ السَّاعَةِ بِالسَّيْفِ حَتَّى يُعْبَدَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَجُعِلَ رِزْقِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّ رُمْحِي، وَجُعِلَ الذِّلَّةُ وَالصَّغَارُ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَ أَمْرِي، وَمَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ ".

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4969
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 5515

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 4970: أَبُو النَّضْرِ, from عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ, from حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ, from أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ, from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ

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

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 5515The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 5515

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " بُعِثْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ السَّاعَةِ بِالسَّيْفِ حَتَّى يُعْبَدَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَجُعِلَ رِزْقِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّ رُمْحِي، وَجُعِلَ الذُّلُّ وَالصَّغَارُ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَ أَمْرِي، وَمَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ ".

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4969
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4970

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 5515: أَبُو النَّضْرِ, from عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ, from حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ, from أَبِي مُنِيبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ, from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ

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

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