Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Mahmud bin GhaylanfromBashr bin al-Sari al-AfwahfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromSa'd bin Ibrahimfrom'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik b. Abi Ka'bfromKa'b bin Malik bin Abi Ka'b
Hadith text · Matn
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرَ أَنَّ مَحْمُودًا قَالَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْ بِشْرٍ " وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ كَمَثَلِ الأَرْزَةِ " . وَأَمَّا ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ فَقَالَ " مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ " . كَمَا قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ .
English translation
This hadith has been narrated through a couple of other chains of transmitters, one which says "the similitude of the disbeliever" instead and another which agrees with the wording of the previous hadith.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 52, Hadith 50
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 39, Hadith 6745 (deprecated numbering scheme)