"عَنْ أَبى الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ عليٍّ قَالَ: الأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ منْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, SuyūṭīI heard the Prophet ﷺ, "Souls are like recruited troops: Those who are like qualities are inclined to each other, but those who have dissimilar qualities, differ."
سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ الأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ وَقَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ بِهَذَا
Souls are troops collected together and those who familiarised with each other (in the heaven from where these come) would have affinity, with one another (in the world) and those amongst them who opposed each other (in the Heaven) would also be divergent (in the world).
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ
The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart.
الأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ
The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4834)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ
The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4834)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ سَبَبِ ائْتِلَافِ النَّاسِ وَافْتِرَاقِهِمْ
Souls are troops collected together and those who familiarised with each other (in the heaven from where these come) would have affinity, with one another (in the world) and those amongst them who opposed each other (in the Heaven) would also be divergent (in the world). (Using translation from Muslim 2638a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ»
The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4834)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ»
Souls are troops collected together and those who familiarised with each other (in the heaven from where these come) would have affinity, with one another (in the world) and those amongst them who opposed each other (in the Heaven) would also be divergent (in the world). (Using translation from Muslim 2638a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ»
The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4834)
«الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ»
Souls are troops collected together and those who familiarised with each other (in the heaven from where these come) would have affinity, with one another (in the world) and those amongst them who opposed each other (in the Heaven) would also be divergent (in the world). (Using translation from Muslim 2638a)
"إِنَّ الأرواحَ جُنود مُجندَة فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْها ائْتَلَفَ، وما تَناكَرَ مِنْها اخْتَلفَ ".
Souls are troops collected together and those who familiarised with each other (in the heaven from where these come) would have affinity, with one another (in the world) and those amongst them who opposed each other (in the Heaven) would also be divergent (in the world). (Using translation from Muslim 2638a)
"إِنَّ الأرواح في الهَوى جُنُود مُجنَدَة تَلتَقِى فَتَشامُ، فَما تَعَارَفَ مِنْها ائْتَلَفَ، وَمَا تَنَاكَر مِنْها اخْتَلَفَ".
"عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ: الأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ تَلْتَقِى، فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ".
"الأرواحُ جنودٌ مجنَّدةٌ لما تعارَف منها ائْتَلَفَ، وما تَنَاكَرَ منهَا اختَلف" .
"الأرواحُ جنودٌ مجنَّدةٌ تَلتَقِى فَتَتَشَامُّ فَمَا تَعَارَف مِنهَا ائْتَلَفَ وما تَنَاكَرَ منها اختَلَفَ" .