Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 1642

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، ح. وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَىَ شَيْخًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا بَالُ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لَغَنِيٌّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ ‏.‏

Translation

Yahya ibn Yahya al-Tamimi informed us; Yazid ibn Zuray informed us from Humayd, from Thabit, from Anas. Ibn Abi Umar also narrated to us—this is his wording—and said: Marwan ibn Muawiyah al-Fazari narrated to us; Humayd narrated to us; Thabit narrated to me from Anas, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw an old man being supported between his two sons. He asked, 'What is the matter with him?' They said, 'He vowed to walk.' He said, 'Allah has no need of this man tormenting himself.' He ordered him to ride.