Hadithcore
Sahih Muslim, 34
sahih

It is narrated on the authority of 'Abbas b. 'Abdul-Muttalib that he heard the Messenger of Allah saying:

He has found the taste of faith (<i>iman</i>) who is content with Allah as his Lord, with Islam as his religion (code of life) and with Muhammad (ﷺ) as his Prophet.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْمَكِّيُّ، وَبِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ - الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

‏ ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الإِيمَانِ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً ‏

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Isnad

7 transmitters
  1. 1Muhammad bin Yahya bin HibanMedina · d. 121 AH
  2. 2Bashr bin al-Hakam bin HabibNisapur · d. 238 AH
  3. 3'Abdul 'Aziz bin Muhammad al-DaruradiMedina · d. 187 AH
  4. 4Yazid bin 'Abdullah bin Usama B. al-HaadMedina · d. 139 AH
  5. 5Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin al-HarithMedina · d. 120 AH
  6. 6'Amir bin Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasMedina · d. 104 AH
  7. 7al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-MuttalibMakkah/Medina · d. 32 AH/653 CE
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 1, Hadith 58
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 1, Hadith 54 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Faith has wonderful secrets and sweetness tasted by hearts as we taste the sweetness of food and drink in our mouths. None will taste this sweetness except those whose hearts are full of it. When the heart is safe from deviating whims and misleading lusts, it feels the sweetness of faith. On the contrary, when it is sick with the previous diseases, it does not feel it and instead may taste the destructive whims and sins. In this hadith, the Prophet's saying, “He will taste the sweetness of faith,” means he will feel its sweetness which is what the believer finds in terms of comfort and intimacy with knowing and loving Allah and his Messenger ﷺ, knowing His blessing of choosing him a Muslim from the best Prophet's nation. His saying, "Whoever is pleased with Allah as a Creator ..." means he is convinced and satisfied with Allah as a Lord, Manager, Master, and God and pleased with his command while disbelieving in all what worshipped other than Him. His saying, "... Islam as a religion ..." means he is willingly satisfied with Islam as a method and doctrine while disbelieving in all other invalid religions. His saying, "... Muhammad as a messenger ..." means he is willingly satisfied with him as a leader and example in life and the revelation he received from Allah, obeys his commands, avoids his prohibitions, loves, and supports him. If a Muslim is pleased with these issues, all worldly issues become easier, for he deeply believes in Allah and truthfully surrenders to Allah and His legislation that the Prophet ﷺ received and conveyed to him. As a result, his heart feels tranquillity, comfort, and sweetness of faith. Finally, this hadith urges us to completely believe in Allah, his Prophet ﷺ, and His Book..
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