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ذِكْرُ مَا مَثَّلَ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ نَفْسَهُ وَأُمَّتَهُ بِهِ

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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "My example and the example of the people is like that of a man who kindled a fire. When it illuminated around him, the insects and moths started rushing into it. He tried to drive them away from it, but I am the one who is in control and holding onto the people. Come to paradise, come away from the fire, but they rush into it."  

ابن حبّان:٦٤٠٨أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهِبٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ النَّاسِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّا أَضَاءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُ أَقْبَلَ خَشَاشُ الْأَرْضِ وَفَرَاشُهَا وَهَذِهِ الدَّوَابُّ الَّتِي تَقْتَحِمُ فِي النَّارَ فَتُقْتَحَمُ فِيهَا وَهُوَ يَذُبُّهَا عَنْهَا فَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ آخِذُ بِحُجَزِ النَّاسِ هَلُمُّوا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ هَلُمُّوا عَنِ النَّارِ فَهُمْ يَقْتَحِمُونَ فِيهَا»  


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bukhari:6483Abū al-Yamān > Shuʿayb > Abū al-Zinād > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "My example and the example of the people is that of a man who made a fire, and when it lighted what was around it, Moths and other insects started falling into the fire. The man tried (his best) to prevent them, (from falling in the fire) but they overpowered him and rushed into the fire. The Prophet ﷺ added: Now, similarly, I take hold of the knots at your waist (belts) to prevent you from falling into the Fire, but you insist on falling into it."  

البخاري:٦٤٨٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ النَّاسِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّا أَضَاءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُ جَعَلَ الْفَرَاشُ وَهَذِهِ الدَّوَابُّ الَّتِي تَقَعُ فِي النَّارِ يَقَعْنَ فِيهَا فَجَعَلَ يَنْزِعُهُنَّ وَيَغْلِبْنَهُ فَيَقْتَحِمْنَ فِيهَا فَأَنَا آخُذُ بِحُجَزِكُمْ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَقْتَحِمُونَ فِيهَا