Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 2489

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن أبي بكرٍ قَالَ: قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ بَكَى فَقَالَ: «سَلُوا اللَّهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فَإِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يُعْطَ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْعَافِيَةِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيب إِسْنَادًا

Translation

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

Abu Bakr reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood on the pulpit, then wept and said: “Ask Allah for pardon and well-being, for after certainty, no one has been given anything better than well-being.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. Al-Tirmidhi said, “This is a hasan gharīb hadith in its chain.” Graded Sahih by al-Albani.