Hadith 19110

Chapter 19

باب 19

(19) باب مَنْ يُؤْمَرُ أَنْ يُجَالَسَ

(19) Chapter: With whom we are ordered to accompany
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - الْمَعْنَى - ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا الْكَلاَمِ الأَوَّلِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ " وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ " . وَزَادَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ مَثَلَ جَلِيسِ الصَّالِحِ وَسَاقَ بَقِيَّةَ الْحَدِيثِ .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Musa from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators up to "and its taste bitter". Ibn Mu`adh added:
Anas said: We used tell one another that a good companion is like... He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4830

In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 58

English translation: Book 42, Hadith 4812