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hakim:2046 – Abū Muḥammad b. Ziyād al-ʿAdl > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Muḥammad b. Bashhār And Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm And Muḥammad b. Abān And Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá b. Fayyāḍ > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Budayl from his father > Anas

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 215)   

الحاكم:٢٠٤٦ – أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْعَدْلُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَيَّاضٍ قَالُوا ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ» قَالُوا مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ هُمْ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ» «وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَوْجُهٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ هَذَا أَمِثْلُهَا»  

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ibnmajah:215 – Bakr b. Khalaf Abū Bishr > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Budayl from his father > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'"  

ابن ماجة:٢١٥ – حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ هُمْ أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ  

ahmad:12279 – ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Budayl al-ʿUqaylī from his father > Anas

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 215)   

أحمد:١٢٢٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَهْلُ اللهِ مِنْهُمْ؟ قَالَ أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ هُمْ أَهْلُ اللهِوَخَاصَّتُهُ  

ahmad:12292 – Abū ʿUbaydah al-Ḥaddād > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Budayl b. Maysarah from my father > Anas

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 215)   

أحمد:١٢٢٩٢ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَدَّادُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ قِيلَ مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ هُمْ أَهْلُ اللهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ  

darimi:3369 – Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > al-Ḥasan b. Abū Jaʿfar > Budayl > Anas

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 215)   

الدارمي:٣٣٦٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا بُدَيْلٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ» قِيلَ مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ»  

suyuti:6946a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٦٩٤٦a –

"إِنَّ للَّهِ تعالى أَهلينَ من الناسِ قيلَ: مَنْ هُم؟ قال: أَهلُ القرآنِ، هم أَهلُ اللَّه وخاصَّته".  

[ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة والدرامى، وابن الضريس، والعسكري في الأَمثال، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك [حل] أبى نعيم في الحلية [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن أَنس، ابن النَّجَّارِ عن النعمان بن بشير