The Virtue Of The Scholars, And Encouragement To Seek Knowledge
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 221 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 80
Source no. 221 · Volume 1 · Page 293
Hasan
حسن، الصحيحة (٦٥١) ، الروض النضير (١١٦٠)
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221. It was narrated that Yunus bin Maisarah bin Halbas said: "I heard Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan narrating that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Goodness is a (natural) habit while evil is a stubbornness (constant prodding from Satan). When Allāh wills good for a person, He causes him to understand the religion.'" (Hasan)
221 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ جَنَاحٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ بْنِ حَلْبَسٍ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «الْخَيْرُ عَادَةٌ، وَالشَّرُّ لَجَاجَةٌ، وَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ»
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The expression "Goodness is a (natural) habit" means that the knowledge of the straight path is already ingrained in human nature. Thus, a person possessed of upright nature has no difficulty treading the straight path. "Evil is a stubbornness" means that a person treading the path of sin is all the time contending with himself. The inciting soul pulls him to the ways of sin and tries to keep him from repentance, while his conscience tries to keep him from the ways of sin.