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Biography: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rh)

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Musnad Ahmad
مُسْنَدُ الْأَنْصَارِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ
Musnad of the Ansar
حَدِيثُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ
Hadith of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him)
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Hadith Number: 21488
حدثنا حدثنا ابو معاوية ، حدثنا الاعمش ، عن المعرور بن سويد ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يقول الله عز وجل: " من عمل حسنة فله عشر امثالها او ازيد، ومن عمل سيئة فجزاؤها مثلها او اغفر، ومن عمل قراب الارض خطيئة ثم لقيني لا يشرك بي شيئا، جعلت له مثلها مغفرة، ومن اقترب إلي شبرا اقتربت إليه ذراعا، ومن اقترب إلي ذراعا اقتربت إليه باعا، ومن اتاني يمشي اتيته هرولة" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah says, "Whoever does a good deed will receive ten times its reward, or I may increase it even more. And whoever commits a sin, its recompense will be equal to it, or I may forgive him. Whoever fills the earth with sins and then meets Me in a state that he does not associate anyone with Me, I will decide for him forgiveness equal to that. And whoever comes near to Me by a handspan, I come near to him by an arm's length; and whoever comes near to Me by an arm's length, I come near to him by a fathom; and whoever comes to Me walking, I come to him running."


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حكم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 2687
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Hadith Number: 21489
حدثنا ابن نمير ، حدثنا الاجلح ، عن عبد الله بن بريدة ، عن ابي الاسود الديلي ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " إن احسن ما غير به الشيب الحناء والكتم" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best thing to change the whiteness of hair is henna and katam.


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حكم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح، وهذا إسناد حسن فى المتابعات لأجل الأجلح بن عبدالله
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Hadith Number: 21490
حدثنا إسماعيل ، حدثنا صالح بن رستم ، عن ابي عمران الجوني ، عن عبد الله بن صامت ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" يا ابا ذر، إنه سيكون عليكم امراء يؤخرون الصلاة عن مواقيتها، فإن انت ادركتهم فصل الصلاة لوقتها وربما قال: في رحلك ثم ائتهم، فإن وجدتهم قد صلوا كنت قد صليت، وإن وجدتهم لم يصلوا، صليت معهم، فتكون لك نافلة" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Dharr! Soon there will come some rulers who will not perform the prayer at its appointed time. You should perform the prayer at its appointed time. If you come at a time when the people have already prayed, then you have preserved your prayer, and if they have not prayed, then join them, and this prayer will be a voluntary (nafl) prayer for you.


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حكم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح، م: 648، وهذا إسناد حسن
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Hadith Number: 21491
حدثنا ابو معاوية ، حدثنا الاعمش ، عن المعرور بن سويد ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: انتهيت إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو جالس في ظل الكعبة، فلما رآني مقبلا، قال: " هم الاخسرون ورب الكعبة" فقلت: ما لي؟ لعلي انزل في شيء، من هم فداك ابي وامي؟ قال:" الاكثرون اموالا إلا من قال: هكذا" فحثى بين يديه، وعن يمينه، وعن شماله، قال: ثم قال:" والذي نفسي بيده، لا يموت احد منكم، فيدع إبلا وبقرا وغنما لم يؤد زكاتها، إلا جاءته يوم القيامة اعظم ما كانت واسمنه، تطؤه باخفافها، وتنطحه بقرونها، كلما نفدت اخراها، اعيدت عليه اولاها، حتى يقضى بين الناس" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself in the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said twice, "By the Lord of the Ka'bah! Those people are in loss." A severe grief overtook me and as I tried to compose myself, I began to think that perhaps something new had happened concerning me. So I asked, "Who are those people? May my parents be sacrificed for you." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The wealthy, except for the one who distributes (his wealth) among the servants of Allah in such and such a way, but such people are very few. Whoever dies leaving behind goats, camels, or cows on which he did not pay zakat, they will come on the Day of Judgment healthier than before and will trample him with their hooves and gore him with their horns, until judgment is passed among the people. Then one animal after another will continue to come."


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حكم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 990
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Hadith Number: 21492
حدثنا ابو معاوية ، حدثنا الاعمش ، عن المعرور بن سويد ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " إني لاعرف آخر اهل النار خروجا من النار، وآخر اهل الجنة دخولا الجنة، يؤتى برجل فيقول نحوا كبار ذنوبه وسلوه عن صغارها، قال: فيقال له: عملت كذا يوم كذا وكذا، وعملت كذا يوم كذا وكذا، قال: فيقول: يا رب، لقد عملت اشياء لم ارها هنا، قال: فضحك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى بدت نواجذه، قال: فيقال له: فإن لك مكان كل سيئة حسنة" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, a man will be brought and it will be said, "Present before him his minor sins." Thus, his minor sins will be brought before him and his major sins will be concealed. He will be asked, "Did you do such and such on such and such a day?" He will confess to every sin and will not deny any of them, and he will be fearful because of his major sins. At that time, it will be commanded, "For every sin, give him one good deed." He will say, "I have many sins that I do not see here yet." Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that at this, I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughing so much that his blessed teeth became visible.


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حكم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 190
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Hadith Number: 21493
حدثنا ابو معاوية ، حدثنا الاعمش ، عن زيد بن وهب ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" يا ابا ذر، ارفع بصرك فانظر ارفع رجل تراه في المسجد" قال: فنظرت، فإذا رجل جالس عليه حلة، قال: فقلت: هذا، قال: فقال: يا ابا ذر،" ارفع بصرك فانظر اوضع رجل تراه في المسجد"، قال: فنظرت، فإذا رجل ضعيف عليه اخلاق، قال: فقلت: هذا، قال: فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" والذي نفسي بيده، لهذا افضل عند الله يوم القيامة من قراب الارض مثل هذا" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "Abu Dharr! Look around in the mosque and see who appears to be the most distinguished person." I looked around and saw a man wearing a fine garment, so I pointed towards him. Then he said, "Now look and see who appears to be the lowest in rank." I looked around and saw a man wearing old clothes, so I pointed towards him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This man, on the Day of Resurrection, will be better in the sight of Allah than the first man, even if the earth is filled with the likes of the first man."


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حكم دارالسلام: اسناده صحيح
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Hadith Number: 21494
حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد ، عن يحيى بن سعيد ، حدثني ابو صالح ، عن رجل من بني اسد، عن ابي ذر ، ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: " إن اشد امتي لي حبا قوم يكونون او يجيئون بعدي، يود احدهم انه اعطى اهله وماله وإنه رآني" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The people who will love me the most in my Ummah will be those who will come after me, and each one of them will wish that he could give his family and all his wealth in order to see me.


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حكم دارالسلام: إسناده حسن لغيره، وهذا إسناد ضعيف لإبهام الرجل الأسدي
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Hadith Number: 21495
حدثنا يحيى ، حدثنا قدامة بن عبد الله ، حدثتني جسرة بنت دجاجة ، انها انطلقت معتمرة، فانتهت إلى الربذة، فسمعت ابا ذر ، يقول: " قام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة من الليالي في صلاة العشاء فصلى بالقوم، ثم تخلف اصحاب له يصلون، فلما راى قيامهم وتخلفهم انصرف إلى رحله، فلما راى القوم قد اخلوا المكان رجع إلى مكانه فصلى، فجئت فقمت خلفه، فاوما إلي بيمينه، فقمت عن يمينه، ثم جاء ابن مسعود فقام خلفي وخلفه، فاوما إليه بشماله، فقام عن شماله، فقمنا ثلاثتنا يصلي كل رجل منا بنفسه، ويتلو من القرآن ما شاء الله ان يتلو، فقام بآية من القرآن يرددها حتى صلى الغداة، فبعد ان اصبحنا اومات إلى عبد الله بن مسعود ان سله ما اراد إلى ما صنع البارحة؟ فقال ابن مسعود: بيده لا اساله عن شيء حتى يحدث إلي، فقلت: بابي انت وامي، قمت بآية من القرآن ومعك القرآن؟! لو فعل هذا بعضنا وجدنا عليه! قال: دعوت لامتي، قال: فماذا اجبت، او ماذا رد عليك؟ قال: اجبت بالذي لو اطلع عليه كثير منهم طلعة تركوا الصلاة، قال: افلا ابشر الناس؟ قال: بلى، فانطلقت معنقا قريبا من قذفة بحجر، فقال: عمر يا رسول الله، إنك إن تبعث إلى الناس بهذا نكلوا عن العبادة، فنادى ان ارجع فرجع، وتلك الآية إن تعذبهم فإنهم عبادك وإن تغفر لهم فإنك انت العزيز الحكيم سورة المائدة آية 118" ..
Jasrah bint Dajajah says that once she was going for Umrah. When she reached the place of Rabdhah, she heard Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in the Isha prayer. After the prayer, the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stepped back and began to offer voluntary prayers. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing this, returned to his tent. When he saw that the people had left, he came back to his place and began to offer voluntary prayers. I came from behind and stood behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to me with his right hand, so I went and stood on his right side. After a little while, Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) also came and stood behind us. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him with his left hand, so he went and stood on the left side. In this way, the three of us stood in prayer, and each of us was offering his own prayer and reciting as much of the Holy Qur’an as Allah willed. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) kept repeating a single verse in his standing position until the time for Fajr prayer arrived. When morning came, I gestured to Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about the action of the night, but he replied with a gesture of his hand that he would not ask the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) anything until he himself mentioned it. So, gathering courage, I myself said,“May my parents be sacrificed for you! You kept reciting a single verse of the Holy Qur’an all night, even though you have the entire Qur’an. If any one of us had done this, we would have been angry with him. If people find out, they will even stop praying.”I said,“Should I not give this glad tidings to the people?”The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Why not?”So I turned my neck and started to go, and had only gone as far as a stone could be thrown, when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“If you send him with this message to the people, they will become heedless of worship.”Upon this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) called him back, and he returned. And that verse was: (إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ)“O Allah! If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, then surely You are the Mighty, the Wise.”


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حكم دارالسلام: اسناده حسن
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Hadith Number: 21496
حدثنا مروان ، حدثنا قدامة البكري ، فذكر نحوه، وقال: ينكلوا عن العبادة.
The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.


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حكم دارالسلام: اسناده حسن
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Hadith Number: 21497
حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد ، عن عبد الحميد بن جعفر ، حدثني يزيد بن ابي حبيب ، عن سويد بن قيس ، عن معاوية بن حديج ، عن ابي ذر ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" إنه ليس من فرس عربي إلا يؤذن له مع كل فجر يدعو بدعوتين يقول: " اللهم إنك خولتني من خولتني من بني آدم، فاجعلني من احب اهله وماله إليه" او" احب اهله وماله إليه" ، قال ابو عبد الرحمن، قال: ابي: خالفه عمرو بن الحارث، فقال: عن يزيد، عن عبد الرحمن بن شماسة، وقال ليث، عن ابن شماسة ايضا.
Muawiyah bin Hudaij once passed by Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) who was standing by his horse. He asked, "Why do you take such care of your horse?" He replied, "I believe that this horse's supplication is accepted." He asked him, "What do you mean by the supplication of an animal?" Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, there is no horse that does not supplicate every day at the time of suhoor: 'O Allah, You have made one of Your servants my owner and placed my sustenance in his hand, so make me more beloved to him in his sight than his family, wealth, and children.'"


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حكم دارالسلام: صحيح موقوفا، ضعيف مرفوعا
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