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ahmad:13334 – Yaḥyá b. Isḥāq > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "A group of people will come after you, who have softer hearts towards Islam than you do." He then said, "The Ash'aris from among them will come forward," referring specifically to Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari.  

أحمد:١٣٣٣٤ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَيَقْدَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ قَوْمٌ هُمْ أَرَقُّ قُلُوبًا لِلْإِسْلَامِ مِنْكُمْ قَالَ فَقَدِمَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ مِنْهُمْ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْا  

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ahmad:12026 – Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ḥumayd > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A group will come after you who have hearts softer than yours." He said, "The Ash'aris are a part of them, and among them is Abu Musa al-Ash'ari. When they approached the city, they were shaky and frightened, saying, 'Tomorrow, we will meet our beloved, Muhammad, and his followers.'"  

أحمد:١٢٠٢٦ – حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَقْوَامٌ هُمْ أَرَقُّ مِنْكُمْ قُلُوبًا قَالَ فَقَدِمَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ فِيهِمْ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ كَانُوا يَرْتَجِزُونَ [البحر الرجز]غَدًا نَلْقَى الْأَحِبَّهْ مُحَمَّدًا وَحِزْبَهْ  

ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ ثَانٍ يُصَرِّحُ بِصِحَّةِ مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ

ibnhibban:7193 – ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > Aḥmad b. Saʿīd al-Hamdānī > Ibn Wahb > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A people will come before you, more tender in hearts than you." The Ash'aris came and among them was Abu Musa. They were the first to show handshakes in Islam. When they approached the city, they would tremble and say...  

ابن حبّان:٧١٩٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ قَوْمٌ أَرَقُّ مِنْكُمْ قُلُوبًا» فَقَدِمَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ وَفِيهِمْ أَبُو مُوسَى فَكَانُوا أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَظْهَرَ الْمُصَافَحَةَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَجَعَلُوا حِينَ دَنَوَا الْمَدِينَةَ يَرْتَجِزُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ