مسند أحمد بن حنبل
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Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Chapter: Musnad of Abū Ḥamzah Anas ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī, the Servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
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مُسْنَدُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ خَادِمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
Three-Narrator Ahadith 181
Nawfal ibn Masʿūd reported:
“We came to Anas ibn Mālik and said: ‘Narrate to us what you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’ He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Three qualities: whoever possesses them is protected from the Fire and the Fire is forbidden for him: faith in Allah, love of Allah, and that being cast into the fire and burned is more beloved to him than returning to disbelief.’” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 181
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَقُلْنَا: حَدِّثْنَا بِمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ حُرِّمَ عَلَى النَّارِ، وَحُرِّمَتِ النَّارُ عَلَيْهِ: إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ، وَحُبُّ اللَّهِ، وَأَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ فَيُحْرَقَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِي الْكُفْرِ».
Grade: Ḥasan
Reference : Three-Narrator Ahadith 181