Hadith 18
The Book on Government
ENGLISH
The tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sa'id b. Musayyib who learnt it from his father. The latter said:
I had seen the tree. When I came to the spot afterwards, I could not recognise it.
ARABIC
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الشَّجَرَةَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهَا بَعْدُ فَلَمْ أَعْرِفْهَا.
Hadith referenceSahih Muslim 18
CollectionSahih Muslim
BookThe Book on Government
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