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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2140
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، قال حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ ‏ "‏ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ آمَنَّا بِكَ وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ فَهَلْ تَخَافُ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ بَيْنَ أَصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ يُقَلِّبُهَا كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَعَائِشَةَ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَهَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ‏.‏ وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَصَحُّ ‏.‏

Translation

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

Hannad narrated to us: Abu Mu‘awiyah narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu Sufyan, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would often say, ‘O Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.’ I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, we believe in you and in what you brought. Do you fear for us?’ He replied, ‘Yes. Hearts are between two of Allah’s fingers; He turns them as He wills.’ Abu ‘Isa said: There are reports on this topic from al-Nawwas ibn Sam‘an, Umm Salamah, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr, and ‘A’ishah. This is a hasan hadith. More than one transmitter narrated it from al-A‘mash, from Abu Sufyan, from Anas. Some narrated it from al-A‘mash, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir, from the Prophet. The hadith of Abu Sufyan from Anas is more authentic.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The Arabic presents a route variant through Jabir but explicitly judges the Abu Sufyan–Anas route more authentic.

  • ‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَهَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ‏.

    The source includes both the Abu Sufyan–Anas route and a variant through Jabir, then states which route is more authentic.

    Preserve the route comparison and Abu ‘Isa’s explicit preference.