Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1596
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 " .
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.