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«قال رسول الله: «الدنيا سجن المؤمن وجنة الكافر»»
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Summary
The first hadith in the Book of Asceticism and Softening the Heart of Sahih Muslim: a report of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him), followed by Jabir's report that the Prophet ﷺ passed by a market while people were around him. It is a concise picture of where the world sits in the believer's heart in the Prophetic text. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Abu Hurayra and Muhammad. Built on in the chapters on asceticism.
Connections
- Mentions
- Abu Hurayra· Muhammad
- Basis for
- Renunciation (zuhd)
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Khaybar· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam· The Prophet's dream of the two gold bracelets, interpreted as the two liars· Bukhari 3443 — nearest to Isa· Muslim 8 — The Jibril hadith: Islam, iman, ihsan· Muslim 20 — I will fight whoever separates prayer from almsgiving· Muslim 35 — Faith has seventy-odd branches· Muslim 47 — Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him speak good or stay silent
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2956 — The world is the believer's prison”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2956/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.