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Tirmidhi 3340 — A prophet impressed by his people was given a choice of three

الترمذي 3340 — نبي أعجب بأمته فخير بين ثلاث

A hadith qudsi in Jami al-Tirmidhi, no. 3340: A prophet impressed by his people was given a choice of three. 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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«إن نبيا من الأنبياء كان أعجب بأمته فقال من يقول لهؤلاء فأوحى الله إليه أن خيرهم بين أن أنتقم منهم وبين أن أسلط عليهم عدوهم فاختار النقمة فسلط عليهم الموت فمات منهم في يوم سبعون ألفا . قال وكان إذا …»

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

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Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

People and things also explored

Bukhari 74 — Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas· Bukhari 3339 — Did you convey? Nuh and his people on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 3350 — Ibrahim and his father on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 7539 — No servant of Mine should say he is better than Yunus son of Matta· Muslim 2372b — Musa and the Angel of Death: go back to My servant· Muktatafat min al-Sira (lecture series)· Angels alternate among you by night and by day· The angels boast of you

Sources

  • Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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islam.museum contributors. “Tirmidhi 3340 — A prophet impressed by his people was given a choice of three”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/tirmidhi-3340/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-10.

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Bukhari 74 — Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 74: Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.