Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1192
sahih· Darussalam

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Swyd bin Nsr bin Swydfrom'Abdullah bin Mubarakfrom'Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'ifromYahya bin Abi KathirfromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromMu'ayqayb bin Abi Fatima al-Dausi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ بُدَّ فَاعِلاً فَمَرَّةً ‏

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English translation

Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman said:

"Mu'aiqib told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'If you have to do that, then do it only once.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَيْقِيبٌ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 13, Hadith 14
English Reference
Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1193
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