Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 4350
sahih· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin 'Uthmanfrom'Abdul Quddus bin al-Hajjaj al-KhulanifromSafwan bin 'Amr bin Harm al-SaksakifromSharyh bin 'UbaidfromSa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ لاَ تُعْجِزَ أُمَّتِي عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَهُمْ نِصْفَ يَوْمٍ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ لِسَعْدٍ وَكَمْ نِصْفُ يَوْمٍ قَالَ خَمْسُمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I hope my community will not fail to maintain their position in the sight of their Lord if He delays them half a day. Sa'd was asked: How long is half a day? He said: It is five hundred years.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنِي صَفْوَانُ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 39, Hadith 60
English Reference
Book 38, Hadith 4336
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