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ahmad:10981 – Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Ibn Abū al-Zinād > Abīhiʿan al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am the closest to Jesus, son of Mary, among all people in this world and the Hereafter. The prophets are brothers, their mothers are different, but there is no prophet between me and him."  

أحمد:١٠٩٨١ – حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ أَبِيهِعَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَالْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ أَبْنَاءُ عَلَّاتٍ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا نَبِيٌّ  

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bukhari:3443 – Muḥammad b. Sinān > Fulayḥ b. Sulaymān > Hilāl b. ʿAlī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah > Rasūl

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am the nearest of all the people to Jesus, the son of Mary. The prophets are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one."  

البخاري:٣٤٤٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هِلاَلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ لِعَلاَّتٍ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

muslim:2365c – Muḥammad b. Rāfiʿ > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Hadhā Mā > Abū Hurayrah

I am most close to Jesus, son of Mary, among the whole of mankind in this worldly life and the next life. They said: Messenger of Allah how is it? Thereupon he said: Prophets are brothers in faith, having different mothers. Their religion is, however, one and there is no Apostle between us (between I and Jesus Christ).  

مسلم:٢٣٦٥c – وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الأُولَى وَالآخِرَةِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ مِنْ عَلاَّتٍ وَأُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ فَلَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا نَبِيٌّ  

ahmad:8248 –

I am most close to Jesus, son of Mary, among the whole of mankind in this worldly life and the next life. They said: Messenger of Allah how is it? Thereupon he said: Prophets are brothers in faith, having different mothers. Their religion is, however, one and there is no Apostle between us (between I and Jesus Christ). (Using translation from Muslim 2365c)   

أحمد:٨٢٤٨ –

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الْأُولَى وَالْآخِرَةِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُإِخْوَةٌ مِنْ عَلَّاتٍ وَأُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ فَلَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا نَبِيٌّ  

ahmad:10258 – Surayj > Fulayḥ > Hilāl b. ʿAlī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am the nearest of all the people to Jesus, the son of Mary. The prophets are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3443)  

أحمد:١٠٢٥٨ – حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِلَالُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ مِنْ عَلَّاتٍ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ  

hakim:4153 – Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > al-ʿAbbās b. Muḥammad al-Dūrī > Surayj b. al-Nuʿmān al-Jawharī > Fulayḥ b. Sulaymān > Hilāl b. ʿAlī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am the closest of all people to Jesus son of Mary in this world and the Hereafter. The prophets are brothers, their mothers are different but their religion is one. There is no prophet between me and Jesus son of Mary."  

الحاكم:٤١٥٣ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ ثنا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ ثنا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ لِعَلَّاتٍ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ نَبِيٌّ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ على شرط البخاري ومسلم

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْلَادُ عَلَّاتٍ

ibnhibban:6194 – al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > al-ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Abū Hurayrah

I am most close to Jesus, son of Mary, among the whole of mankind in this worldly life and the next life. They said: Messenger of Allah how is it? Thereupon he said: Prophets are brothers in faith, having different mothers. Their religion is, however, one and there is no Apostle between us (between I and Jesus Christ). (Using translation from Muslim 2365c)   

ابن حبّان:٦١٩٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الْأُولَى وَالْآخِرَةِ» قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «الْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ مِنْ عَلَّاتٍ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا نَبِيٌّ»  

suyuti:8565a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٨٥٦٥a –

"أَنا أَولى الناس بعيسى بن مريم في الدنيا والآخرة؛ ليس بينى وبينه نبىٌّ والأَنبياءُ أَولاد عَلاتٍ، أُمهاتهم شتى ودينهم واحدٌ" .  

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