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ذِكْرُ تَمْثِيلِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالْبُنْيَانِ الَّذِي يُمْسِكُ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا

ibnhibban:232Bakr b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Qazzāz > Aḥmad b. ʿAbdah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "The example of the believers in their mutual love, mercy and compassion is like the example of a building, wherein each part supports the other."  

ابن حبّان:٢٣٢أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الْقَزَّازُ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُقَدَّمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ كَمَثَلِ الْبُنْيَانِ قَالَ وَأَدْخَلَ أَصَابِعَ يَدِهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَقَالَ يُمْسِكُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا»