Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44911
Hadith #44911
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا كَانَ يَمْنَعُنِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمْ إِلَّا الضِّنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ حَرَسُ لَيْلَةٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ لَيْلَةٍ يُقَامُ لَيْلُهَا وَيُصَامُ نَهَارُهَا.
A spirit told us, he told us in a whisper, on the authority of Mus’ab bin Thabit, on the authority of Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr, he said: Othman bin Affan, may God be pleased with him, said: While he was giving a sermon on his pulpit, I am telling you a story that I heard from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and nothing prevented me from speaking to you. Except for the grudge against you. Indeed, I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying, “Guarding a night in the path of God Almighty is better than a thousand nights spent.” its nights and fasts its days
Narrated by
Abdullah ibn Az-Zubayr (RA)
Source
Musnad Ahmad # 4/433
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 4: Chapter 4