Sahih Muslim, 1071 a
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromWaki' bin al-JarrahfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromMansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-SalmifromTalha bin Msrf bin 'AmrfromAnas bin Malik
Hadith text · Matn
لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ لأَكَلْتُهَا
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English translation
Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date in the street and said:
If it were not of sadaqa I would have eaten it.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَدَ تَمْرَةً فَقَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 12, Hadith 215
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 5, Hadith 2344 (deprecated numbering scheme)