Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Nasrfrom'Abdur-RazzaqfromMa'mar bin RashidfromHamam bin MunabbihfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
قِيلَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ. فَبَدَّلُوا فَدَخَلُوا يَزْحَفُونَ عَلَى أَسْتَاهِهِمْ، وَقَالُوا حَبَّةٌ فِي شَعْرَةٍ
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English translation
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It was said to Bani Israel, Enter the gate (of the town) with humility (prostrating yourselves) and saying: "Repentance", but they changed the word and entered the town crawling on their buttocks and saying: "A wheat grain in the hair."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 60, Hadith 76
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 615 (deprecated numbering scheme)