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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hardships befall upon the best of my ummah (nation/people)."

الطبراني:١١٣٣٢ – حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ثنا سَلَّامُ الطَّوِيلُ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعْتَري الْحِدَّةُ خِيَارَ أُمَّتِي»

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This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'd (b. Abi Waqqas) from the Prophet ﷺ in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1470)

أحمد:٢٠٢٤٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجَرْمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

suyuti:10544a –
Translation not available.
السيوطي:١٠٥٤٤a –

"الْحِدَّةُ تَعْتَرِى خِيَار أُمَّتِي".

[ع] أبو يعلى [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن ابن عباس، البغوي عن أَبي منصور الفارسى وقال: كانت له صحبةٌ ولا أعْلَمُ له غيرَهُ