Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2791
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، - بَصْرِيٌّ - وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ الصَّوَّافِ، عَنْ حَنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أُعْطِيَ أَحَدُكُمُ الرَّيْحَانَ فَلاَ يَرُدَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ حَنَانًا إِلاَّ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَأَبُو عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيُّ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُلٍّ وَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ زَمَنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يَرَهُ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْهُ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu ‘Uthman al-Nahdi reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘When one of you is given fragrant greenery, let him not refuse it, for it has come from Paradise.’
He said: This is a gharib hadith; we know it only through this route. We know Hanan only through this hadith. Abu ‘Uthman al-Nahdi’s name was ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mull. He lived during the Prophet’s time but did not see him or hear from him.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Rayhan refers to a fragrant plant or herb; the source describes it as having come from Paradise. The compiler notes Abu ‘Uthman did not meet or hear from the Prophet, so the chain is not direct.