Hadith on Nafs: Human ego reluctant to obey Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said to the soul: Go forth! It replied: I will not go but reluctantly.

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 219

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلنَّفَسِ‏ اخْرُجِي قَالَتْ‏ لاَ أَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ كَارِهَةً

219 الأدب المفرد البخاري بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ النَّاسَ

161 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الأدب المفرد

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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