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hakim:3992Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq > Ibrāhīm b. Isḥāq al-Ḥarbī And Mūsá b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAbbād > ʿAffān b. Muslim > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas > Rasūl Allāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah created Adam and formed him, He left him and made Iblis circle around him, observing him. When Iblis saw him hollow, he said, 'I have succeeded in capturing a being who cannot control himself.'"  

الحاكم:٣٩٩٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَنْبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْحَرْبِيُّ وَمُوسَى بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ قَالَا ثنا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ تَرَكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ قَالَ ظَفِرْتُ بِهِ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» على شرط مسلم

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muslim:2611aAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Yūnus b. Muḥammad > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as He liked him to leave. Then Iblis roamed round him to see what actually that was and when he found him hollow from within, he recognised that he had been created with a disposition that he would not have control over himself.  

مسلم:٢٦١١aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ يَنْظُرُ مَا هُوَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خُلِقَ خَلْقًا لاَ يَتَمَالَكُ  

ahmad:13516Ḥasan And ʿAffān al-Maʿná > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit al-Bunānī > Anas b. Mālik

When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as He liked him to leave. Then Iblis roamed round him to see what actually that was and when he found him hollow from within, he recognised that he had been created with a disposition that he would not have control over himself. (Using translation from Muslim 2611a)   

أحمد:١٣٥١٦حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ وَعَفَّانُ الْمَعْنَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ لَمَّا صَوَّرَ آدَمَ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ  

ahmad:13391Yūnus > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit al-Bunānī > Anas b. Mālik

When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as He liked him to leave. Then Iblis roamed round him to see what actually that was and when he found him hollow from within, he recognised that he had been created with a disposition that he would not have control over himself. (Using translation from Muslim 2611a)  

أحمد:١٣٣٩١حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللهُ آدَمَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِوَيَنْظُرُ مَا هُوَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خُلِقَ خُلِقًا لَمْ يَتَمَالَكْ  

ahmad:13661ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas

When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as He liked him to leave. Then Iblis roamed round him to see what actually that was and when he found him hollow from within, he recognised that he had been created with a disposition that he would not have control over himself. (Using translation from Muslim 2611a)   

أحمد:١٣٦٦١حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللهُ آدَمَ صَوَّرَهُ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ  

ahmad:12539ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas

When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as He liked him to leave. Then Iblis roamed round him to see what actually that was and when he found him hollow from within, he recognised that he had been created with a disposition that he would not have control over himself. (Using translation from Muslim 2611a)   

أحمد:١٢٥٣٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللهُ آدَمَ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَدَعَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُأَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ  

hakim:105Aḥmad b. Jaʿfar al-Qaṭīʿī > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal from my father > Bahz b. Asad > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him as He liked him to leave. Then Iblis roamed round him to see what actually that was and when he found him hollow from within, he recognised that he had been created with a disposition that he would not have control over himself. (Using translation from Muslim 2611a)   

الحاكم:١٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْقَطِيعِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ صَوَّرَهُ وَتَرَكَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ»  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ أَخْرَجَهُ فِي آخِرِ الْكِتَابِ» على شرط مسلم
ibnhibban:6163ʿImrān b. Mūsá b. Mujāshiʿ > Hudbah b. Khālid al-Qaysī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When Allah created Adam, He made Iblis go around him. When he saw him hollow, he said, 'I have escaped from him, a creation that is not steadfast.'"  

ابن حبّان:٦١٦٣أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ مُجَاشِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْقَيْسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ جَعَلَ إِبْلِيسَ يُطِيفُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ قَالَ طَفِرْتُ بِهِ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ»  

ahmad-zuhd:264ʿAbdullāh > Hudbah b. Khālid > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, when Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, created Adam, ﷺ , and formed his image, He left him and then made Iblis (Satan) go around him, looking at him. When he saw him hollow, he said, 'I have conquered a creation that is incapable of achieving perfection.'"  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ تَرَكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يَطُوفُ بِهِ؛ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ قَالَ ظَفِرْتُ بِهِ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ  

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السيوطي:١٧٦٣١a

"لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللهُ آدَمَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ "أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيس يُطِيفُ بِهِ، يَنْظُر إِلَيه، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عرَفَ أَنَّهُ خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالك".  

[ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد وابن سعد، وعبد بن حميد، [م] مسلم [ع] أبو يعلى [حب] ابن حبّان [ق] البيهقى في السنن في الأسماء عن أَنس
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السيوطي:١٧٦٣٢a

"لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللهُ آدَمَ تَرَكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيس يُطِيفُ به يَنْظُرُ إِلَيه فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أجْوَفَ، قَال: ظَفِرْتُ بِه، خَلْقٌ لَا يَتَمَالك".  

أبو الشيخ في العظمة، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك عن أَنس