Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2603
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَهَكَذَا يَقُولُ عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَكِلاَ الإِسْنَادَيْنِ لَيْسَ فِيهِمَا مَقَالٌ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ سَمِعَ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ عَوْفٍ أَيْضًا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Imran ibn Husayn reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘I looked into the Fire and saw that most of its people were women. I looked into Paradise and saw that most of its people were poor.’ Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is hasan sahih. ‘Awf reports it from Abu Raja’ from ‘Imran ibn Husayn, while Ayyub reports it from Abu Raja’ from Ibn ‘Abbas. There is no objection to either chain, and it is possible that Abu Raja’ heard it from both of them. Others besides ‘Awf also narrated this hadith from Abu Raja’ from ‘Imran ibn Husayn.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This wording reverses the order from the preceding report. The source explicitly accepts both chains and says Abu Raja’ may have heard it from both ‘Imran ibn Husayn and Ibn ‘Abbas.