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ahmad:8724 – Abū Salamah al-Khuzāʿī > Layth / Ibn Saʿd > Yazīd b. al-Hād > Ibn Muṭarrif al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise, and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4082)   

أحمد:٨٧٢٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ عَنِ ابْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي؟ قَالَ فَانْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا؟ قَالَ فَانْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا [قَالَ] فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَ فَفِي النَّارِ  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
nasai:4082 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > Ibn al-Hād > ʿAmr b. Quhayd al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise, and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire.'"  

النسائي:٤٠٨٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قُهَيْدٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي قَالَ فَانْشُدْ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَانْشُدْ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَانْشُدْ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَ فَفِي النَّارِ  

nasai:4083 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbd al-Ḥakam > Shuʿayb b. al-Layth > al-Layth > Ibn al-Hād > Quhayd b. Muṭarrif al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?" He said: "Urge him by Allah." He said: "What if he persists?" He said: "Urge him by Allah." He said: "What if he persists?" He said: "Urge him by Allah." He said: "What if he persists?" He said: "Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire."  

النسائي:٤٠٨٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ قُهَيْدِ بْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي قَالَ فَانْشُدْ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَانْشُدْ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَانْشُدْ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَ فَفِي النَّارِ  

ahmad:8475 – Yūnus > Layth > Yazīd / Ibn al-Hād > ʿAmr b. Quhayd b. Muṭarrif al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise, and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4082)  

أحمد:٨٤٧٥ – حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَمْرٍو بْنِ قُهَيْدِ بْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي؟ قَالَ انْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ قَالَ انْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَانْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَ فَفِي النَّارِ  

nasai-kubra:3531 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Ibn al-Hād > ʿAmr b. Quhayd al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise, and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4082)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٣١ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قُهَيْدٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي؟ قَالَ «فَانْشُدْ بِاللهِ» قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «فَانْشُدْ بِاللهِ» قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «فَانْشُدْ بِاللهِ» قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَ فَفِي النَّارِ»  

nasai-kubra:3532 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbd al-Ḥakam > Shuʿayb b. al-Layth > al-Layth > Ibn al-Hād > Quhayd b. Muṭarrif al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise, and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4082)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٣٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ قُهَيْدِ بْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي؟ قَالَ «فَانْشُدْ بِاللهِ» قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «فَانْشُدْ بِاللهِ» قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «فَانْشُدْ بِاللهِ» قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَ فَفِي النَّارِ»  

bayhaqi:17640 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ And ʾAbū Ṭāhir al-Faqīh Waʾabū Zakariyyā b. Abū Isḥāq Waʾabū Saʿīd b. Abū ʿAmr > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbd al-Ḥakam > Abū Washuʿayb > al-Layth > Ibn al-Hād > Quhayd b. Muṭarrif al-Ghifārī > Abū Hurayrah

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if someone comes to steal my wealth?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Urge him by Allah.' He said: 'What if he persists?' He said: 'Then fight. If you are killed you will be in Paradise, and if you kill him, he will be in the Fire.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4082)   

البيهقي:١٧٦٤٠ – وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ أنبأ أَبِي وَشُعَيْبٌ قَالَا ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ قُهَيْدِ بْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ عُدِيَ عَلَى مَالِي؟ قَالَ فَانْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا؟ قَالَ فَانْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا؟ قَالَ فَانْشُدِ اللهَ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَقَاتِلْ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ فَفِي النَّارِ كَذَا وَجَدْتُهُ وَالصَّوَابُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو عَنْ قُهَيْدٍ