Narrated by Jarir ibn Abdullah
Whoever is not merciful to people, Allah will not be merciful to him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7376, Sahih Muslim 2319
What this hadith teaches
Mercy to others is the way to receive Allah's mercy.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Jarir ibn Abdullah
- Chapter
- Good character
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لاَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ النَّاسَ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 7376, as given on sunnah.com.