Jami` at-Tirmidhi 614

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

Abdullah ibn Abi Ziyad al-Qatawani al-Kufi told us: Ubaydullah ibn Musa told us: Ghalib Abu Bishr told us, from Ayyub ibn Aidh al-Tai, from Qays ibn Muslim, from Tariq ibn Shihab, from Kab ibn Ujrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: “I seek the protection of Allah for you, Kab ibn Ujrah, from rulers who will come after me. Whoever frequents their doors, believes their lies, and helps them in their wrongdoing is not of me, nor am I of him, and he will not come to me at the Pool. Whoever frequents their doors or does not frequent them, but does not believe their lies and does not help them in their wrongdoing, is of me and I am of him, and he will come to me at the Pool. O Kab ibn Ujrah, prayer is a proof, fasting is a strong shield, and charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire. O Kab ibn Ujrah, flesh that grows from ill-gotten wealth has no better destination than the Fire.” Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan gharib through this route; we know it only from the narration of Ubaydullah ibn Musa. Ayyub ibn Aidh al-Tai is considered weak, and it is said that he held the Murjiah doctrine. I asked Muhammad about this hadith; he knew it only through Ubaydullah ibn Musa and considered it highly unusual.