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Sahih Muslim: Hadith 4854

33. The Book on Government

صحيح مسلم

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Clarifying that faith decreases with shortcoming in obedience, and the word Kufr may be used with regard to matters other than disbelief in Allah, such as ingratitude for blessings and not fulfilling one's duties

باب بَيَانِ نُقْصَانِ الإِيمَانِ بِنَقْصِ الطَّاعَاتِ وَبَيَانِ إِطْلاَقِ لَفْظِ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْكُفْرِ بِاللَّهِ كَكُفْرِ النِّعْمَةِ وَالْحُقُوقِ

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Sahih Muslim
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وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، وَيَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ - كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ مِثْلَهُ وَقَالَ عَنْ بَعْجَةَ بْنِ، عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ وَقَالَ ‏‏ فِي شِعْبَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ ‏"‏ ‏‏ خِلاَفَ رِوَايَةِ يَحْيَى ‏‏
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira with a slight variation of wording.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 1889 b
In-book : Book 33, Hadith 186
USC-MSA web (English) : Book 20, Hadith 4656  (deprecated)