Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 5737

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Mishkat al-Masabih 5737
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ كَانَ أَوَّلَ؟ قَالَ: «آدَمُ» . قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَنَبِيٌّ كَانَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ نَبِيٌّ مُكَلَّمٌ» . قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كم المُرْسَلُونَ؟ قَالَ: «ثَلَاثمِائَة وبضع عشر جماً غفيراً» وَفِي رِوَايَة عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ: قَلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمْ وَفَاءُ عِدَّةِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ؟ قَالَ: «مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا الرُّسُلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثُمِائَةٍ وَخَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ جَمًّا غَفِيرًا»

Translation

Abu Dharr said: I asked, ‘Messenger of God, who was the first of the prophets?’ He replied, ‘Adam.’ I asked, ‘Was he a prophet?’ He said, ‘Yes, a prophet to whom God spoke.’ I asked, ‘How many are the messengers?’ He replied, ‘Three hundred and a few more than ten, a great multitude.’ In another version from Abu Umamah, Abu Dharr said: I asked, ‘Messenger of God, what is the full number of the prophets?’ He replied, ‘One hundred and twenty-four thousand; among them were three hundred and fifteen messengers, a great multitude.’