Hadith 3459

What has been said about Bani Isrāēl.

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Darussalam · Volume 4

60 - THE BOOK OF THE STORIES OF THE PROPHETS

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الحديث: 3459 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 170

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3459. Narrated Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما: Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Your period (i.e., the Muslims’ period) in comparison to the periods of the previous nations, is like the period between the Ṣalāt-ul-‘Aṣr (‘Aṣr prayer) and sunset. And your example in comparison to the Jews and the Christians is like the example of a person who employed some labourers and asked them, 'Who will work for me till midday for one Qirāt each?' The Jews worked for half a day for one Qirāt each. The person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from midday to the time of the Salāt-ul-'Aṣr for one Qirāt each?' The Christians worked from midday till the Salāt-ul-'Aṣr for one Qirāt. Then the person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from the Salāt-ul-'Aṣr till sunset for two Qirāt each?' The Prophet ﷺ added, "It is you (i.e., Muslims) who are doing the work from the Salāt-ul-'Aṣr till sunset, so you will have a double reward. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, 'We have done more work but got less wages.' Allāh said, 'Have I been unjust to you as regards your rights?' They said, 'No.' So Allāh said, 'Then it is My Blessing which I bestow on whomever I like.'"

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3459 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " إِنَّمَا أَجَلُكُمْ فِي أَجَلِ مَنْ خَلاَ مِنَ الأُمَمِ، مَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ إِلَى مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ، وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُكُمْ وَمَثَلُ اليَهُودِ، وَالنَّصَارَى، كَرَجُلٍ اسْتَعْمَلَ عُمَّالًا، فَقَالَ: مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، فَعَمِلَتِ اليَهُودُ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِلَى صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، فَعَمِلَتِ النَّصَارَى مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِلَى صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي مِنْ صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ إِلَى مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ، أَلاَ، فَأَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ العَصْرِ إِلَى مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ، عَلَى قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ، أَلاَ لَكُمُ الأَجْرُ مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَغَضِبَتِ اليَهُودُ، وَالنَّصَارَى، فَقَالُوا: نَحْنُ أَكْثَرُ عَمَلًا وَأَقَلُّ عَطَاءً، قَالَ اللَّهُ: هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ شَيْئًا؟ قَالُوا: لاَ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّهُ فَضْلِي أُعْطِيهِ مَنْ شِئْتُ "

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(1) (H. 3457) The suggestion that they should use fire or a bell to announce the time of the Ṣalāt (prayer) was rejected, and the Adhān was adopted instead. [See Vol. 1, Hadīth No. 603]