سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْهَدْىِ فِي الْمَشْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Etiquette Of Walking To The Masjid.
Hadith 563
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، قَالَ : حَضَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ الْمَوْتُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا مَا أُحَدِّثُكُمُوهُ إِلَّا احْتِسَابًا ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ قَدَمَهُ الْيُمْنَى ، إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ حَسَنَةً ، وَلَمْ يَضَعْ قَدَمَهُ الْيُسْرَى ، إِلَّا حَطَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَةً ، فَلْيُقَرِّبْ أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ لِيُبَعِّدْ ، فَإِنْ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى فِي جَمَاعَةٍ غُفِرَ لَهُ ، فَإِنْ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ صَلَّوْا بَعْضًا وَبَقِيَ بَعْضٌ صَلَّى مَا أَدْرَكَ وَأَتَمَّ مَا بَقِيَ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ ، فَإِنْ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ صَلَّوْا فَأَتَمَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ " .
Narrated A person from the Ansar: Saeed ibn al-Musayyab said: An Ansari was breathing his last. He said: I narrate to you a tradition, and I narrate it with the intention of getting a reward from Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If any one of you performs ablution and performs it very well, and goes out for prayer, he does not take his right step but Allah records a good work (or blessing) for him, and he does not take his left step but Allah remits one sin from him. Any one of you may reside near the mosque or far from it; if he comes to the mosque and prays in congregation, he will be forgiven (by Allah). If he comes to the mosque while the people had prayed in part, and the prayer remained in part, and he prays in congregation the part he joined, and completed the part he had missed, he will enjoy similarly (i. e. he will be forgiven). If he comes to the mosque when the people had finished prayer, he will enjoy the same.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
563. Commentary:
There are several hadiths of this kind which the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) narrated in their final moments. They clarified that this was so that they would not be guilty of concealing knowledge. In reality, these hadiths mention Allah’s general mercy and the extremely great reward for good deeds. Because of this, there is a concern for ordinary people that they might rely on performing such deeds only a few times and then become neglectful of further action. Therefore, those noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) did not narrate them openly, but rather, out of fear of the sin of concealing knowledge, they narrated them in their last moments. Thus, scholars and preachers should also narrate such hadiths only in special scholarly circles and gatherings of wise people.
There are several hadiths of this kind which the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) narrated in their final moments. They clarified that this was so that they would not be guilty of concealing knowledge. In reality, these hadiths mention Allah’s general mercy and the extremely great reward for good deeds. Because of this, there is a concern for ordinary people that they might rely on performing such deeds only a few times and then become neglectful of further action. Therefore, those noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) did not narrate them openly, but rather, out of fear of the sin of concealing knowledge, they narrated them in their last moments. Thus, scholars and preachers should also narrate such hadiths only in special scholarly circles and gatherings of wise people.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 563
