Hadith 1208

Chapter 40

باب 40

(40) باب فَضْلِ الضُّعَفَاءِ وَالْخَامِلِينَ

(40) Chapter: The Virtue Of The Weak And Downtrodden (ES)
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حَدَّثَنِي سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " رُبَّ أَشْعَثَ مَدْفُوعٍ بِالأَبْوَابِ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) as saying:
Many a person with disheveled hair and covered with dust is turned away from the doors (whereas he is held in such a high esteem by Allah) that if he were to adjure in the name of Allah (about anything) Allah would fulfil that. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 2622 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 45, Hadith 179 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 32, Hadith 6351 (ES)