Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 14.0

Encouragement to Emigrate

باب الْحَثِّ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ ‏.‏‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4167sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Salah bin Kaysan al-Madnifromal-ZuhrifromAbu Idrees al-Khulanifrom'Ubada bin As-Samit

Hadith text · Matn

‏ عَلَيْكَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ مِثْلَ لَهَا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Kathir bin Murrah that Abu Fatimah told him that he said:

"O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action that I may do and persist in it." The Messenger of Allah said to him: "You should emigrate, for there is nothing like it."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارِ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا فَاطِمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِعَمَلٍ، أَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْمَلُهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏