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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الْمَشْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِChapter: What Has Been Narrated Regarding The Rewards Of Walking To The Prayer.
Hadith 557
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ ، أَنَّ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَجُلٌ لَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِمَّنْ يُصَلِّي الْقِبْلَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَبْعَدَ مَنْزِلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ وَكَانَ لَا تُخْطِئُهُ صَلَاةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقُلْتُ : لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتَ حِمَارًا تَرْكَبُهُ فِي الرَّمْضَاءِ وَالظُّلْمَةِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ مَنْزِلِي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَنُمِيَ الْحَدِيثُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : أَرَدْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ لِي إِقْبَالِي إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرُجُوعِي إِلَى أَهْلِي إِذَا رَجَعْتُ ، فَقَالَ : أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ ، أَنْطَاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَا احْتَسَبْتَ كُلَّهُ أَجْمَعَ " .
Ubayy bin Kaab said: There was a certain person, out of all people of Madina, who used to pray in the mosque. I do not know that any one of them lived at a farther distance than that man. Still he never missed the prayer in congregation in the mosque. I said: it would be better if you buy a donkey and ride it in heat and darkness. He said: I do not like that my house be by the side of the mosque. The discourse reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said him about it. He said: I did it so that my walking to the mosque and return to my home when I return be recorded. He said: Allah has granted all this to you; Allah has granted all that you reckoned.
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Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Yarḍaʿu:
A suckling child.
(2)
Ḥajr:
Lap or bosom.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Yarḍaʿu:
A suckling child.
(2)
Ḥajr:
Lap or bosom.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 663
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
The eagerness of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) to attain good deeds is exemplified by this incident, which is a minor example of how they would endure the hardship of a distant journey solely because walking from afar would bring greater reward.
(2)
The mutual compassion of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) is also worthy of emulation, as one Companion would feel the hardship of his brother as if it had afflicted himself, and thus would offer him appropriate advice.
(3)
The requirement of goodwill towards a Muslim is that he should be given good advice, even if he has not requested it.
(4)
Hazrat Ubayy (radi Allahu anhu) informed the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) of this Companion’s statement so that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) might advise him. Therefore, if it is thought regarding someone that he will fully accept the advice of a certain elder, then it is permissible to inform that elder of the companion’s mistake with the intention of correction. However, it is not correct to inform with the intention of humiliating him.
(5)
If a complaint about someone reaches you, one should not form an inappropriate opinion about him without investigation. It is better to ask the person who uttered the inappropriate words himself as to what he meant by those words.
(6)
A believer’s good intention is a cause for reward.
(1)
The eagerness of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) to attain good deeds is exemplified by this incident, which is a minor example of how they would endure the hardship of a distant journey solely because walking from afar would bring greater reward.
(2)
The mutual compassion of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) is also worthy of emulation, as one Companion would feel the hardship of his brother as if it had afflicted himself, and thus would offer him appropriate advice.
(3)
The requirement of goodwill towards a Muslim is that he should be given good advice, even if he has not requested it.
(4)
Hazrat Ubayy (radi Allahu anhu) informed the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) of this Companion’s statement so that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) might advise him. Therefore, if it is thought regarding someone that he will fully accept the advice of a certain elder, then it is permissible to inform that elder of the companion’s mistake with the intention of correction. However, it is not correct to inform with the intention of humiliating him.
(5)
If a complaint about someone reaches you, one should not form an inappropriate opinion about him without investigation. It is better to ask the person who uttered the inappropriate words himself as to what he meant by those words.
(6)
A believer’s good intention is a cause for reward.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 783
