Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 1153:924

Musnad Ahmad 1153:924

Musnad of the truthful one, Aisha bint al-Siddiq (RA)

مسند الصديقة عائشة بنت الصديق رضي الله عنها

Hadith 1153:924

'Affan narrated to us, he said: Wuhayb narrated to us, he said: Musa ibn 'Uqbah narrated to us, he said: I heard Abu Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf narrating from 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that she used to say: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Follow the right course, draw near [to perfection], and receive glad tidings, for no one will enter Paradise by his deeds." They said: "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Not even me, unless Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, covers me with mercy from Him. And know that the most beloved of deeds to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, is that which is most constant, even if it is little."

حدثنا عفان، قال: حدثنا وهيب، قال: حدثنا موسى بن عقبة، قال: سمعت أبا سلمة بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف، يحدث عن عائشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، أنها كانت تقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " سددوا، وقاربوا، وأبشروا ، فإنه لن يدخل الجنة أحدا عمله "، قالوا: ولا أنت يا رسول الله؟ قال: " ولا أنا، إلا أن يتغمدني الله عز وجل منه برحمة، واعلموا أن أحب العمل إلى الله عز وجل أدومه، وإن قل "