Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 217

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Mishkat al-Masabih 217
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَقِيهٌ وَاحِدٌ أَشَدُّ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ أَلْفِ عَابِدٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَه)
Translation

Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “One faqih hasmore power over the devil than a thousand devout men.” Tirmidhi andIbn Majah transmitted it.