Among The Excellence Of A Person's Islām Is His Leaving What Does Not Concern Him
Darussalam · Volume 4
34. Chapters On Zuhd From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 147
Source no. 2316 · Volume 5 · Page 316
Da‘if
ضعيف، التعليق الرغيب (٤ / ١١)
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2316. Anas bin Mālik narrated that a man among his companions was dying so he said – meaning a man said to him: “Glad tidings of Paradise.” To which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “You do not know. Perhaps he spoke of what did not concern him or he was greedy with that which would not decrease him.” (Da'if) [He said:] This Hadith is Gharib.
٢٣١٦ - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «تُوُفِّيَ رَجُلٌ» مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ - يَعْنِي - رَجُلٌ: أَبْشِرْ بِالْجَنَّةِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَوَلَا تَدْرِي فَلَعَلَّهُ تَكَلَّمَ فِيمَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ، أَوْ بَخِلَ بِمَا لَا يَنْقُصُهُ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ.
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Among the commendable traits that a believer must inculcate is to avoid all words and deeds that have no need or benefit for him either in this world or the next. Indulging in such aimless and needless activities is sheer waste of time and self-ruination. As for giving glad tidings of Paradise, it can and should only be extended to a person who is not threatened with hard questioning. As for a person who has indulged in activities that merit severe questioning in the Hereafter, his joy or happiness will only be tainted and incomplete. So, where is the occasion or justification for giving him the glad tidings of a happy future?