Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 31.0

The width of the road if there is a dispute about it

باب قَدْرِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 1613sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Fdyl bin Husayn bin Talhafrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin al-MukhtarfromKhalid bin Mahran al-Hadha'fromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ جُعِلَ عَرْضُهُ سَبْعَ أَذْرُعٍ ‏

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English translation

Abu Haraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

When you disagree about a path, its breadth should be made seven cubits.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كَامِلٍ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏