WONDERFUL PROPHETIC TRADITION

WONDERFUL PROPHETIC TRADITION

By: Dr. Issah Abeebllahi Obalowu

 

Amazing and wonderful prophetic tradition that demonstrates the beauty, moderation and humanity of Islam

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ وَأَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَى اللهِ تَعَالَى أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ، وَأَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللهِ تَعَالَى سُرُورٌ تُدْخِلُهُ عَلَى مُسْلِمٍ، أَوْ تَكَشِفُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً، أَوْ تَقْضِي عَنْهُ دَيْنًا، أَوْ تَطْرُدُ عَنْهُ جُوعًا، وَلَأَنْ أَمْشِيَ مَعَ أَخِي فِي حَاجَةٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ - يَعْنِي مَسْجِدَ الْمَدِينَةِ شَهْرًا -

 

 وَمَنَ كَفَّ غَضَبَهُ سَتَرَ اللهُ عَوْرَتَهُ، وَمَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظَهُ، وَلَوْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُمْضِيَهُ أَمْضَاهُ مَلَأَ اللهُ قَلْبَهُ رَجَاءً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ مَشَى مَعَ أَخِيهِ فِي حَاجَةٍ حَتَّى يَتَهَيَّأَ لَهُ أَثْبَتَ اللهُ قَدَمَهُ يَوْمَ تَزُولُ الْأَقْدَامِ" أخرجه الطبراني في الكبير والصغير والأوسط، وابن عساكر في التاريخ، وابن أبي الدنيا في قضاء الحوائج وغيرهم، وحسنه الألباني في السلسلة الصحيحة )906).

Ibn 'Umar reported that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, who is the most beloved person to Allah? And what is the most beloved deed to Allah? 

 

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him replied: "most beloved person to Allah is the most beneficial one to the people, and the most lovable deed to Allah is the happiness that you create for a Muslim, or the distress that you relieve from him, or the debt that you settled on his behalf, or the hunger that you eliminate for him.”  Prophet continues saying:  "Walking with my brother in need to render him assistance is more pleasant to me than sitting down for a whole month in my mosque for the purpose of I’tikaaf.  

 

Whoever ceases his anger, Allah will conceal his awrah (secret), and whoever controls/stops his anger; which if he wishes he could enforce, Allah will fill his heart with the hope in the day of resurrection.  And whoever walks with his brother in need, until the need is ready/accomplished, Allah will make his foot steady on the day that the feet will be shaky." (Hadith Hasan: al-Silisilah al-Sahihah, Hadith 906).