Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ibrahim bin Dinar al-BghdadyfromMuhammad bin Harb al-WastifromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromQatadafromKhalas bin 'Amr al-HajrifromAbu Rafi'fromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ أَبُو قَطَنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خِلاَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ - أَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ - مَا فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ لَكَانَتْ قُرْعَةً " . وَقَالَ ابْنُ حَرْبٍ " الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ مَا كَانَتْ إِلاَّ قُرْعَةً " .
English translation
Abu Huraira reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If you were to know, or if they were to know, what (excellence) lies in the first rows, there would have been drawing of lots (for filling them) ; and Ibn Harb said: For (occupying) the first row there would have been drawing of lots.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 4, Hadith 146
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 4, Hadith 880 (deprecated numbering scheme)