Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 92.0

A Man Asking A Sultan (For Help)

باب مَسْأَلَةِ الرَّجُلِ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2599sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin SuliamanfromMuhammad bin Bashr bin al-FarafsafromShu'bah bin al-Hajjajfrom'Abdul Malik bin 'Umayr al-QabtifromZayd bin 'Uqba al-FzaryfromSamra bin Jundub

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ الْمَسَائِلَ كُدُوحٌ يَكْدَحُ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَهُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ كَدَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ أَوْ شَيْئًا لاَ يَجِدُ مِنْهُ بُدًّا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Samurah bin Jundab said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: "Every time a man begs, it will turn into lacerations on his face (on the Day of Resurrection). So whoever wants his face to be lacerated (let him ask), and whoever does not want that (let him not ask): except in the case of a man who asks a Sultan, or he asks when he can find no alternative."'

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏