Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 4834
sahih· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Harun bin Zayd bin Abi al-Zarqa'fromJa'far bin BrqanfromYazid bin al-Asm

Hadith text · Matn

‏ الأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ ‏

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English translation

Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:

The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بُرْقَانَ - عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الأَصَمِّ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 43, Hadith 62
English Reference
Book 42, Hadith 4816
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