Question:
Can you please give me the source of the following Hadith?
الخير كثير ومن يعمل به قليل
Answer:
Imams Bazzar, Tabarani and Bayhaqi (rahimahumullah) have recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).
(Musnad Bazzar; Al Bahruz Zakkhar, Hadith: 2405, Al Mu’jamul Awsat, Hadith: 5604, Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 7301 and 10752)
Translation
There are many [avenues of] good, but very few people carry them out.
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And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar