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ahmad:9723 – Wakīʿ > Usāmah b. Zayd > Baʿjah b. ʿAbdullāh al-Juhanī > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There will come a time upon people when the best among them will be like a man who takes hold of the reins of his horse, striving in the way of Allah. Whenever he hears the call to battle, he goes forward and seeks death as if it were a desired thing for him. And there will be a man in one of these valleys who establishes prayer, gives zakat, and keeps away from evil."  

أحمد:٩٧٢٣ – حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ بَعْجَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَكُونُ أَفْضَلُ النَّاسِ فِيهِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ بِهَيْعَةٍ اسْتَوَى عَلَى مَتْنِهِ ثُمَّ طَلَبَ الْمَوْتَ مَظَانَّهُ وَرَجُلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرٍ  

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ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ الْمُجَاهِدِ الَّذِي يَكُونُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْعَابِدِ الْمُتَجَرِّدِ لِلَّهِ

ibnhibban:4600 – al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Wakīʿ > Usāmah b. Zayd > Baʿjah b. ʿAbdullāh al-Juhanī > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will come a time upon people when the best of people will be someone who takes hold of his horse's reins in the cause of Allah. Every time he hears the call to battle, he mounts his horse and seeks death as his goal. And there will be a man in a valley among these valleys who offers the Islamic prayers and gives charity, but does not harm others except for his own goodness."  

ابن حبّان:٤٦٠٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ بَعْجَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَكُونُ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ فِيهِ مَنْزِلَةً رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ بِهَيْعَةٍ اسْتَوَى عَلَى مَتْنِهِ ثُمَّ طَلَبَ الْمَوْتَ مَظَانَّهُ وَرَجُلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرِهِ»  

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السيوطي:٢٧٦١٦a –

"يَأتِى عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَكُونُ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ مَنْزِلَةَّ رَجُلٌ أخَذَ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّه، كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ بِهَيْعَةٍ اسْتَوَى عَلَى مَتْنِهِ ثُمَّ طَلَبَ الْمَوْتَ مَظَانَّهُ، وَرَجُلٌ دَخَلَ فِى شِعْب مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ، يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ، وَيُؤْتِى الزَّكَاةَ، وَيَدعُ النَاسَ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرٍ".  

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