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An Nasai: Hadith 4969

47. The Book Of Faith and its Signs

سنن النسائي

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One who completes a row

باب مَنْ وَصَلَ صَفًّا

4969
An Nasai
Sahih (Darussalam)
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ تَعِيرُ فِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً وَفِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً لَا تَدْرِي أَيَّهَا تَتْبَعُ
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that :
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The parable of the hypocrite is that of a sheep that hesitates between two flocks, sometimes following one, and sometimes following another, not knowing which to follow."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5037
In-book : Book 47, Hadith 53
English translation : Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 5040