Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah #4294
The Book of the Sunnah· كتاب المقدمة
sunan_ibn_majah:4294حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ " هُمْ أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ " .
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'"
Chain 1·6 narrators
5
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
4
أنس بن مالك
Sahabithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
أبيه
أبيه
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
عبد الرحمن بن بديل
عبد الرحمن بن بديل
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
عبد الرحمن بن مهدي
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Bakr ibn Khalaf Abu Bishr← Compiler
بكر بن خلف أبو بشر
Taba Tabi'inunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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