Sahih Muslim, 2738 a
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Ubaidullah bin Mua'dhfromMua'dh bin Mua'dh bin NsrfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromYazid bin Hameed, Abu Tiyah
Hadith text · Matn
إِنَّ أَقَلَّ سَاكِنِي الْجَنَّةِ النِّسَاءُ
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English translation
Imran b. Husain reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Amongst the inmates of Paradise the women would form a minority.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، قَالَ كَانَ لِمُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ امْرَأَتَانِ فَجَاءَ مِنْ عِنْدِ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَقَالَتِ الأُخْرَى جِئْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِ فُلاَنَةَ فَقَالَ جِئْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ فَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 49, Hadith 6
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 36, Hadith 6600 (deprecated numbering scheme)