Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1355
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الضُّبَعِيِّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اجْعَلُوا الطَّرِيقَ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ " .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “Make the road seven cubits wide.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
A cubit is a traditional measure of length; the report specifies a road width of seven cubits.