Sahih Muslim, 2877 a
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromSulaiman al-A'mashfromAbu Sufyan ibn HarbfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ بِاللَّهِ الظَّنَّ
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English translation
Jabir reported:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying three days before his death: None of you should court death but only hoping good from Allah
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِثَلاَثٍ يَقُولُ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 53, Hadith 98
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 40, Hadith 6875 (deprecated numbering scheme)