Sunan Ibn Majah, 4256
sahih· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-ZuhrifromHumaid bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّارَ فِي هِرَّةٍ رَبَطَتْهَا فَلاَ هِيَ أَطْعَمَتْهَا وَلاَ هِيَ أَرْسَلَتْهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ
. قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ : لِئَلاَّ يَتَّكِلَ رَجُلٌ وَلاَ يَيْأَسَ رَجُلٌ .
English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, or let it loose to eat of the vermin of the earth, until it died.”
Original Arabic chain wording
قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ :
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 37, Hadith 157
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4256