Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 52d

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Sahih Muslim 52d
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ رَأْسُ الْكُفْرِ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْفَخْرُ وَالْخُيَلاَءُ فِي أَهْلِ الْخَيْلِ وَالإِبِلِ الْفَدَّادِينَ أَهْلِ الْوَبَرِ وَالسَّكِينَةُ فِي أَهْلِ الْغَنَمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Yahya ibn Yahya said: I read to Malik, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘The head of disbelief is toward the east. Pride and arrogance are among the owners of horses and camels who raise their voices, the people of the hair tents, while tranquility is among the people who keep sheep.’

Translation notes
  • وَالْفَخْرُ وَالْخُيَلاَءُ فِي أَهْلِ الْخَيْلِ وَالإِبِلِ الْفَدَّادِينَ أَهْلِ الْوَبَرِ

    The specialized description الفدادين and the expression أهل الوبر have historical and cultural nuance not fully explained in this short text.

    Can a qualified reviewer confirm the most precise, non-expansive rendering of these two expressions?