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muslim:2816dMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ibn ʿAwn > Muḥammad > Abū Hurayrah

There is none amongst you whose deeds alone would attain salvation for him. They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, not even you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in Mercy and He grants me pardon. Ibn 'Aun pointed towards his head with his hand saying: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in His Forgiveness and Mercy.  

مسلم:٢٨١٦dحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يُنْجِيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلاَ أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَلاَ أَنَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَلاَ أَنَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ  


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ahmad:9064Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you will enter Paradise solely based on their deeds, nor will their deeds save them from the Fire, except through the mercy and grace of Allah." They asked, "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah covers me with His mercy." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ also said, while pointing with his hand towards the sky and stretching it out.  

أحمد:٩٠٦٤حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ سِيرِينَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُدْخِلُهُ عَمَلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُنَجِّيهِ مِنَ النَّارِ إِلَّا بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ وَفَضْلٍ قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَلَا أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِيَقْبِضُهَا وَيَبْسُطُهَا  

ahmad:7479Yazīd > Ismāʿīl > Ziyād al-Makhzūmī > Abū Hurayrah

None amongst you can get. into Paradise by virtue of his deeds alone. They said: Messenger of Allah, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that Allah should wrap me in His Grace and Mercy. (Using translation from Muslim 2816f)   

أحمد:٧٤٧٩حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ زِيَادٍ الْمَخْزُومِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَدْخُلُ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ بِعَمَلِهِ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ وَفَضْلٍ وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ  

ahmad:7203Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ibn ʿAwn > Muḥammad > Abū Hurayrah

There is none amongst you whose deeds alone would attain salvation for him. They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, not even you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in Mercy and He grants me pardon. Ibn 'Aun pointed towards his head with his hand saying: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in His Forgiveness and Mercy. (Using translation from Muslim 2816d)   

أحمد:٧٢٠٣حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يُنَجِّيهِ عَمَلهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي رَبِّي مِنْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي رَبِّي مِنْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا  

ahmad:8529ʿAffān > Khālid b. ʿAbdullāh > Suhayl from his father > Abū Hurayrah

“Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds.” They said: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4201)   

أحمد:٨٥٢٩حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُنَجِّيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ