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ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ إِنْ تَوَاجَدَ عِنْدَ وَعْظٍ كَانَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ

ibnhibban:2804Muḥammad

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ stood up and said, "Fear the Fire." Then he turned away and repeated, "Fear the Fire." He continued to turn away and repeat it until we saw that he was seeing it. Then he said, "Fear the Fire even if it is with half a date." And if you do not find that, then with a kind word.  

ابن حبّان:٢٨٠٤أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ» ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ» ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا أَنَّهُ يَرَاهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيْبَةٍ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
bukhari:6540al-Aʿmash > ʿAmr > Khaythamah > ʿAdī b. Ḥātim

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Protect yourself from the Fire." He then turned his face aside (as if he were looking at it) and said again, "Protect yourself from the Fire," and then turned his face aside (as if he were looking at it), and he said so for the third time till we thought he was looking at it. He then said, "Protect yourselves from the Fire, even if with one half of a date and he who hasn't got even this, (should do so) by (saying) a good, pleasant word.'  

البخاري:٦٥٤٠قَالَ الأَعْمَشُ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ ثَلاَثًا حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ  

muslim:1016cAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʾAbū Kurayb > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > ʿAmr b. Murrah > Khaythamah > ʿAdī b. Ḥātim

Guard (yourselves) against Fire. He turned his face and diverted his attention till we thought as if he were (actually seeing it and then said: Protect yourselves against Fire even if it is with half a date, and he who does not find it, (he should do so) with pleasant words. Abu Kuraib did not mention the word: (as if).  

مسلم:١٠١٦cحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ

ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّارَ فَأَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ كَأَنَّمَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ كَأَنَّمَا وَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ  

ahmad:19387Aswad > Sharīk > al-Aʿmash > Khaythamah > Ibn Maʿqil > ʿAdī b. Ḥātim

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Beware of the Fire!" He turned his face in such a way that we thought he was looking at it. Then he said, "Beware of the Fire!" and turned his face again. He repeated this two or three times, saying, "Beware of the Fire, even if it is with half a date (in charity). And if you cannot find it, then with a kind word."  

أحمد:١٩٣٨٧حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَعْقِلٍ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ قَالَ فَأَشَاحَ بِوَجْهِهِ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَأَشَاحَ بِوَجْهِهِ قَالَ قَالَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ  

ahmad:18271Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Sharīk > al-Aʿmash > Khaythamah > Ibn Maʿqil > ʿAdī b. Ḥātim

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Fear the fire." He frowned his face until we thought that he was looking at it. Then he said, "Fear the fire," and frowned his face. He repeated this two or three times, saying, "Fear the fire, even if with a piece of date, and if you cannot find that, then with a good word."  

أحمد:١٨٢٧١حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَعْقِلٍ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ قَالَ فَأَشَاحَ بِوَجْهِهِ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَأَشَاحَ بِوَجْهِهِ قَالَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ  

ibnhibban:666Muḥammad

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ stood up and said, "Beware of the Fire." Then he turned around and repeated, "Beware of the Fire." He kept turning and repeating it until we could see that he was actually seeing it. Then he said, "Beware of the Fire, even if it is by giving half a date as charity. If you cannot find that, then by speaking a kind word."  

ابن حبّان:٦٦٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فقَالَ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ» ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ» ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ حَتَّى رُئِينَا أَنَّهُ يَرَاهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيْبَةٍ»