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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب المدح والدمBook of Praise and Blame
بَابُ مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الْمَدْحِChapter on what praise is permissible
Hadith 10033
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يَعْمَلُ الْعَمَلَ فَيَحْمَدُهُ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ وَيُثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تِلْكَ عَاجِلُ بُشْرَى الْمُؤْمِنِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: O Messenger of Allah! A person performs a deed and people praise and commend him because of it. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the glad tidings hastened for the believer.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Dear readers! Praising a person to his face is strictly prohibited, desiring praise is also blameworthy, and showing off (riya) leads to destruction. So then, what is the glad tidings mentioned in this hadith? In reality, this praise is the effect of that love which Allah, the Exalted, inspires in the hearts of people for His special servant. Meanwhile, that person acts with sincerity, is unconcerned with people, and does not even tolerate hearing words of praise in his presence. Despite this, when he sees that serious-minded people mention him with goodness in their gatherings or to one another, he considers this as glad tidings for himself, but he strives to avoid showing off (riya), self-admiration (‘ujb), arrogance (takabbur), and ostentation (khud-numa’i).
