Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1596

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ إِنَّمَا الصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ الصَّدْمَةِ الأُولَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Rumh narrated to us: Al-Layth ibn Sad informed us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Sad ibn Sinan, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Patience is only at the first shock.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • ‘الصَّدْمَةِ الأُولَى’ is the first shock or impact of calamity; the concise wording and emphasis of ‘إنما’ are retained.