Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44944
Hadith #44944
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، حَدَّثَنِي زُهْرَةُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي كَتَمْتُكُمْ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَرَاهِيَةَ تَفَرُّقِكُمْ عَنِّي ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمُوهُ لِيَخْتَارَ امْرُؤٌ لِنَفْسِهِ مَا بَدَا لَهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ رِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنْ الْمَنَازِلِ.
Hashim told us, Laith told us, Zahra bin Ma’abad Al-Qurashi told me, on the authority of Abu Salih, the servant of Uthman bin Affan, may God be pleased with him, he said I heard Othman, may God be pleased with him, saying on the pulpit: O people, I have concealed from you a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. I hate that you would be separated from me. Then it seemed to me that I should speak to you so that a man might choose for himself whatever seemed to him. I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “One day’s bond in the path of God Almighty is better than a thousand days in any other dwelling.”
Narrated by
Abu Salih (RA)
Source
Musnad Ahmad # 4/470
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 4: Chapter 4