Muslim 1887 — The souls of the martyrs in green birds: I shall tell them about you

مسلم 1887 — أرواح الشهداء في جوف طير خضر: أنا أبلغهم عنكم

A hadith qudsi in Sahih Muslim, no. 1887: The souls of the martyrs in green birds: I shall tell them about you. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«أرواحهم في جوف طير خضر لها قناديل معلقة بالعرش تسرح من الجنة حيث شاءت ثم تأوي إلى تلك القناديل فاطلع إليهم ربهم اطلاعة فقال هل تشتهون شيئا قالوا أى شىء نشتهي ونحن نسرح من الجنة حيث شئنا ففعل ذلك بهم …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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The birds· Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

People and things also explored

Abu Dawud 4732 — I am the King; where are the tyrants, where are the arrogant?· Abu Dawud 4753 — The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly· Bukhari 22 — Bring out of the Fire whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith· Bukhari 806 — Seeing God on the Day of Resurrection, and the last to enter Paradise· Bukhari 1413 — Each of you will stand before God with no interpreter between them· Bukhari 2348 — A man of Paradise asks his Lord's leave to sow a field· Bukhari 3244 — I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen· Bukhari 3260 — the Fire complains to its Lord and is given two breaths

Sources

  • Sahih Muslim
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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