Abu Dawud 2520 — The souls of the martyrs in green birds: I shall tell them about you

أبو داود 2520 — أرواح الشهداء في جوف طير خضر: أنا أبلغهم عنكم

A hadith qudsi in Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 2520: 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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«لما أصيب إخوانكم بأحد جعل الله أرواحهم في جوف طير خضر ترد أنهار الجنة، تأكل من ثمارها، وتأوي إلى قناديل من ذهب معلقة في ظل العرش، فلما وجدوا طيب مأكلهم ومشربهم ومقيلهم قالوا : من يبلغ إخواننا عنا أنا أحياء …»

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Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

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Angels alternate among you by night and by day· The angels boast of you· The angels say: My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed — You know him best· Roaming angels seek out gatherings of remembrance· Were it not for your sins the angels would visit you in your houses· The shayatin came to them and turned them from their religion· Abu Dawud 430 — I made five prayers obligatory on your community and made a covenant· Abu Dawud 821 — I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant in two halves

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  • Sunan Abi Dawud
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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