Hadith 2305

Whoever Guards Most Against The Unlawful, Then He Is The Most Worshipping Among The People

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Darussalam · Volume 4

34. Chapters On Zuhd From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 140

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2305. Al-Hasan narrated from Abū Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Who will take these statements from me, so that he may act upon them, or teach one who will act upon them?" So Abū Hurairah said: "I said: 'I shall O Messenger of Allāh!' So he ﷺ took my hand and enumerated five (things), he said: "Be on guard against the unlawful and you shall be the most worshipping among the people, be satisfied with what Allāh has allotted for you and you shall be the richest of the people, be kind to your neighbor and you shall be a believer, love for the people what you love for yourself and you shall be a Muslim. And do not laugh too much, for indeed increased laughter kills the heart." (Da'if) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb, we do not know of it except as a narration of Ja'far bin Sulaimān (a narrator in the chain), and Al-Hasan did not hear anything from Abū Hurairah. This is what was reported from Ayyūb, Yūnus bin ‘Ubaid, and ‘Ali bin Zaid, he said: Al-Ḥasan did not hear from Abū Hurairah. Abū ‘Ubaidah An-Nājī reported this Hadīth from Al-Ḥasan as his saying, he did not mention: “From Abū Hurairah, from the Prophet ﷺ” in it.

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٢٣٠٥ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي طَارِقٍ ، عَنِ ‌الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ يَأْخُذُ عَنِّي هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ، فَيَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ أَوْ يُعَلِّمُ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ، فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ»: فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَدَّ خَمْسًا وَقَالَ: اتَّقِ الْمَحَارِمَ تَكُنْ أَعْبَدَ النَّاسِ، وَارْضَ بِمَا قَسَمَ اللهُ لَكَ تَكُنْ أَغْنَى النَّاسِ، وَأَحْسِنْ إِلَى جَارِكَ تَكُنْ مُؤْمِنًا، وَأَحِبَّ لِلنَّاسِ مَا تُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِكَ تَكُنْ مُسْلِمًا، وَلَا تُكْثِرِ الضَّحِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَالْحَسَنُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ شَيْئًا، هَكَذَا رُوِيَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَرَوَى أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ النَّاجِيُّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَوْلَهُ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ: عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

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a. Every one of us should learn the Ahādīth with the intention of acting upon them. In case, due to some reason, he is not able to act upon them, he must teach them to those who would act upon them. b. It is an accepted fact that warding off harm and destruction is of greater importance in life than going after gains and profits. It is also a patent truth that a person who has the gut to avoid unlawful acts also has the courage to perform virtuous deeds. It must also be noted that failing to carry out the commanded acts is an act of sin. Therefore, the greatest form of worship and obeisance to Allāh is to avoid all things declared hateful or unlawful by Him.