Chapters on Parables
44/77. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About the Parable of the Prophet (SAW) And The Prophets Before Him, Peace Be Upon Them
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ بَصْرِيٌّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلِي كَرَجُلٍ بَنَى دَارًا فَأَكْمَلَهَا وَأَحْسَنَهَا إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلاَ مَوْضِعُ اللَّبِنَةِ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "The Parable Of Myself And The Prophets [Before Myself] Is That Of A Man Who Constructed A House. He Completed It And Made It Well, Except For The Space Of One Brick. So The People Enter It And Marvel At It Saying: 'If Not For The Space Of This Brick.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2862In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2862