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Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 205 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 75
Source no. 205 · Volume 1 · Page 277
Sahih
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205. It was narrated from Anas bin Mālik that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Every caller who invites people to misguidance and is followed, will have a burden of sin equal to that of those who follow him, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest. And every caller who invites people to true guidance and is followed, will have a reward equal to that of those who follow him, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest.''' (Hasan)
205 - حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «أَيُّمَا دَاعٍ دَعَا إِلَى ضَلَالَةٍ فَاتُّبِعَ، فَإِنَّ لَهُ مِثْلَ أَوْزَارِ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ، وَلَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَيْئًا، وَأَيُّمَا دَاعٍ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى فَاتُّبِعَ، فَإِنَّ لَهُ مِثْلَ أُجُورِ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ، وَلَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا»
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204 & 205 The term 'misguidance' as used here includes things like idolatry, innovation, sinful acts and all those actions that are forbidden in Islam. As such, anyone who invites the people, or persuades them, or cooperates with them in the doing of such acts, will receive the burden of sins equivalent to that of those who follow it. 'Guidance', on the other hand, includes things like believing in the Oneness of Allāh, following the Prophet's Sunnah, doing the obligatory duties, and avoiding all things that are sinful or evil. Therefore, anyone who invites others to the doing of such virtuous acts will receive a reward equivalent to the reward of all those who followed him in those matters.