Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromTalha bin Yahya bin TalhafromYonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijadfromal-ZuhrifromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
لَتُنْتَقَوُنَّ كَمَا يُنْتَقَى التَّمْرُ مِنْ أَغْفَالِهِ فَلْيَذْهَبَنَّ خِيَارُكُمْ وَلَيَبْقَيَنَّ شِرَارُكُمْ فَمُوتُوا إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
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English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“You will be picked over just as (good) dates are selected (separated) from its bad ones. So the best of you will be taken and the worst of you will be left, so die if you can.”
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ، - يَعْنِي مَوْلَى مُسَافِعٍ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 36, Hadith 113
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4038