Question

What is the source of these words?

من سرته حسنته وساءته سيئته فذلك المؤمن

 

Answer

Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded these words as part of a longer Hadith, on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu).

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “…Whosoever’s good deeds please him and evil deeds make him sad, then that is a [true] believer.”

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2165)

 

Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has also recorded this Hadith with very slight variation in the wording.

(Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 6728)

 

Imams Ahmad, Ibn Hibban (rahimahumallah) and others have recorded a similar Hadith. See here

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

 

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

 

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar