Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Abd bin Hameed bin NasrfromHajjaj bin al-MinhalfromHammad bin Salamafrom'Ali bin Zayd bin 'Abdullah bin ZuhayrfromYusuf bin Mhran al-'Abbassrifromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
لَمَّا أَغْرَقَ اللَّهُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالَ آمَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَلَوْ رَأَيْتَنِي وَأَنَا آخُذُ مِنْ حَالِ الْبَحْرِ فَأَدُسُّهُ فِي فِيهِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُدْرِكَهُ الرَّحْمَةُ
. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
English translation
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When Allah drowned Fir'awn he said: 'I believe that there is no god except the One that the children of Isra'il believe in.' So Jibrail said: 'O Muhammad! If you could only have seen me, while I was taking (the mud) from the sea, and filling his mouth out of fear that the mercy would reach him.'"
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 47, Hadith 159
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3107