Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 3797

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ مَنْظُورٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ لاَ يَسْبِقُهَا عَمَلٌ وَلاَ تَتْرُكُ ذَنْبًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

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

It was narrated that Umm Hani’ said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘There is no deed that can surpass “There is no god but Allah,” and it leaves no sin.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The pronoun in ‘surpass it’ and ‘leave no sin’ refers to the declaration “There is no god but Allah.”