Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Book 6, Hadith 5

It was narrated that Isma`eel said: “What is the matter with you, O Abu Muhammad? Perhaps you are upset about your cousin being appointed as caliph?” a word which no one says when he is dying but Allah will relieve him of distress and his colour will brighten.” Nothing prevented me from asking him about it except the fear of not being able to comply with it and I did not ask him about it until he died.” ‘Umar said to him: “I know what it is.” Talhah said to him: “What is it?` ‘Umar said: “Do you know any word that is greater than the word he enjoined his uncle to say when he was dying, ‘La ilaha illallah’?” Talhah said: “You are right. By Allah, that is what it is.”

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ قَالَ قَيْسٌ رَأَيْتُ طَلْحَةَ يَدُهُ شَلَّاءُ وَقَى بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ‏.‏

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Book 6, Hadith 5

 
The above hadith is from the Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal collection of hadiths. The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a foundational work in Islamic hadith literature, highly valued for its comprehensive nature. Its most defining feature is its organizational method; it categorizes hadiths based on the companion of the Prophet who first reported them, with a dedicated section for each. This structure provides a unique window into the practices and sayings of the Prophet as witnessed and related by his diverse companions. Although the Musnad is held in extremely high regard and contains many authentic narrations, it is important to note that, due to its encyclopedic aim of collecting available reports, it also contains some hadiths with weaker chains of transmission that are subject to scholarly scrutiny.

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For more Hadith in Book 6: Musnad of Abu Muhammad Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah
 

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