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
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