Protecting (One's) Deeds (By Fearing their Non-Acceptance)
Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4198 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1404
Source no. 4198 · Volume 9 · Page 198
Hasan
حسن، الصحيحة (١٦٢)
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4198. It was narrated that 'Āishah said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, "And those who give that (their charity) which they give (and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear."[1] Is this the one who commits adultery, steals and drinks alcohol?' He said: 'No, O daughter of Abu Bakr' - or O daughter of Siddiq - rather it is a man who fasts and gives charity and prays, but he fears that those will not be accepted from him.'"(Hasan)
4198 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ {وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ} [المؤمنون: 60] أَهُوَ الَّذِي يَزْنِي، وَيَسْرِقُ، وَيَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ؟ قَالَ: «لَا، يَا بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَوْ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلَكِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَصُومُ، وَيَتَصَدَّقُ، وَيُصَلِّي، وَهُوَ يَخَافُ أَنْ لَا يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنْهُ»
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Good deeds should be done as much as possible, but it is wrong to feel safe by depending on one's good deeds.