Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromIshaq bin Ibrahim bin MuhammadfromIshaq bin Shahyn al-Wastifrom'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-RazifromSulaiman al-A'mashfromAbu Sufyan ibn HarbfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
إِنَّ عَرْشَ إِبْلِيسَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ فَيَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فَيَفْتِنُونَ النَّاسَ فَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً
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English translation
Jabir reported:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The throne of Iblis is upon the ocean and he sends detachments (to different parts) inorder to put people to trial and the most important figure in his eyes is one who is most notorious in sowing the seed of dissension.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 52, Hadith 59
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 39, Hadith 6754 (deprecated numbering scheme)