Bulugh al-Maram

Bulugh al-Maram 1382

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ "إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تِسْعًا وَتِسْعِينَ اِسْماً, مَنْ أَحْصَاهَا دَخَلَ اَلْجَنَّةَ" } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏ وَسَاقَ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ حِبَّانَ اَلْأَسْمَاءِ, وَالتَّحْقِيقُ أَنَّ سَرْدَهَا إِدْرَاجٌ مِنْ بَعْضِ اَلرُّوَاةِ 2‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 2736 )‏ و ( 7392 )‏، ومسلم ( 2677 )‏ ( 6 )‏ وزادا: "مائة إلا واحدا" بعد: "اسما".‏ وعندهما زيادة أخرى: "وهو وتر يحب الوتر" .‏ وفي رواية للبخاري ( 6410 )‏ ومسلم: "من حفظها".‏‏2 ‏- هو كما قال الحافظ، وهو الذي رجحه غير واحد من الحفاظ، وهذه الرواية عند الترمذي ( 3507 )‏، وابن حبان ( 808 )‏.‏

Translation

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ‘Allah has ninety-nine names; whoever comprehends them will enter Paradise.’ They agreed upon it. Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban also list the names, but the sound conclusion is that the list was inserted by some narrators. It is authentic; al-Bukhari transmitted it (2736, 7392) and Muslim (2677, no. 6), adding ‘one less than one hundred’ after ‘names’ and ‘He is One and loves what is odd.’ In another wording in al-Bukhari (6410) and Muslim, it says ‘whoever memorizes them.’ Al-Tirmidhi’s report (3507) and Ibn Hibban’s (808) list the names. As al-Hafiz said, the listing is an insertion, a position preferred by more than one hadith authority.