سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي إِصْلاَحِ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِChapter: Reconciliation.
Hadith 4919
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ دَرَجَةِ الصِّيَامِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ ؟ , قَالُوا : بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : إِصْلَاحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ وَفَسَادُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ الْحَالِقَةُ " .
Narrated Abud Darda: The Prophet ﷺ said: Shall I not inform you of something more excellent in degree than fasting, prayer and almsgiving (sadaqah)? The people replied: Yes, Prophet of Allah! He said: It is putting things right between people, spoiling them is the shaver (destructive).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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The esteemed researcher, while referencing the chain of narration (isnad) of this narration, writes that this narration is weak in its chain.
However, the same text is narrated in the Muwatta of Imam Malik with reference to the statement of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib rahimahullah, and its chain is authentic. Meanwhile, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this very narration to be authentic.
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In the rights of Allah (huquq Allah), the foundation and protection of the virtues and ranks of the most important obligations (fara'id) require that a Muslim be a commendable Muslim in social life.
If a person is diligent in fulfilling the rights of Allah but fails in the rights of the servants (huquq al-‘ibad), then merely fulfilling the rights of Allah will not, as is due, attain the desired virtues and ranks.
Rather, there is a fear that even those good deeds (hasanat) may be lost.
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The esteemed researcher, while referencing the chain of narration (isnad) of this narration, writes that this narration is weak in its chain.
However, the same text is narrated in the Muwatta of Imam Malik with reference to the statement of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib rahimahullah, and its chain is authentic. Meanwhile, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this very narration to be authentic.
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In the rights of Allah (huquq Allah), the foundation and protection of the virtues and ranks of the most important obligations (fara'id) require that a Muslim be a commendable Muslim in social life.
If a person is diligent in fulfilling the rights of Allah but fails in the rights of the servants (huquq al-‘ibad), then merely fulfilling the rights of Allah will not, as is due, attain the desired virtues and ranks.
Rather, there is a fear that even those good deeds (hasanat) may be lost.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4919
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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It is understood from this that reconciling and fostering harmony among people is superior to voluntary acts of worship (nafl ‘ibadah), because it is a means of holding firmly to the rope of Allah and preventing division and discord among Muslims. Whereas mutual resentment and enmity are the root cause of religious corruption.
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It is understood from this that reconciling and fostering harmony among people is superior to voluntary acts of worship (nafl ‘ibadah), because it is a means of holding firmly to the rope of Allah and preventing division and discord among Muslims. Whereas mutual resentment and enmity are the root cause of religious corruption.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2509
