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ahmad:22897 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > ʿAwf > Abū al-Minhāl > Shahr b. Ḥawshab

[Machine] There was among us, the Ash'ari community, a man who had accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and witnessed with him the beautiful scenes. Awf said, "I thought he would be called Malik or Abu Malik." He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'I have known a people who are not prophets or martyrs, but the prophets and martyrs envy them for their position with Allah.'"  

أحمد:٢٢٨٩٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ

كَانَ مِنَّا مَعْشَرَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ صَاحَبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَشَهِدَ مَعَهُ الْمَشَاهِدَ الْحَسَنَةَ الْجَمِيلَةَ قَالَ عَوْفٌ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَالِكٌ أَوْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَقْوَامًا مَا هُمْ بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ بِمَكَانِهِمْ مِنَ اللهِ  

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tabarani:3435 – Muḥammad b. al-ʿAbbās al-Muʾaddib > Hawdhah b. Khalīfah > ʿAwf > Abū al-Minhāl > Shahr b. Ḥawshab

[Machine] There was a man among us who was a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , known as Malik or Abu Malik. He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'I have known certain people who are neither Prophets nor martyrs, but the Prophets and martyrs will envy them on the Day of Resurrection. They are people from various tribes who love one another for the sake of Allah.'"  

الطبراني:٣٤٣٥ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمُؤَدِّبُ ثنا هَوْذَةُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ ثنا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا قَدْ صَاحَبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَالِكٌ أَوْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَقْوَامًا مَا هُمْ بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ كَأَنَّهُمْ مِنَ اللهِ ﷻ أَقْوَامٌ مِنْ قَبَائِلَ شَتَّى يَتَحَابُّونَ فِي اللهِ»