Hadith 466

Chapter 401

باب 401

(401) بَابُ الأرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ

(401) Chapter: The arwah (spirits) are a massed army (AR)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: الأرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ، فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ، وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ.


'A'isha said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, say, 'The arwah are a massed army. When they alreadyknow each other, they are friendly. When they do not know each other, theydisagree.'" (AR)

Reference (AR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 900 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 38, Hadith 13 (AR)

English translation (AR): Book 38, Hadith 900 (AR)