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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الترغيب فى الأعمال الصالحةIssues Encouraging Good Deeds
بَابُ فِي التَّرْغِيْبِ فِي خِصَالٍ مُجْتَمَعَةٍ مِنْ أَفْضَل أَعْمَالِ الْبِرِّ وَالنَّهْي عَنْ ضِدُّهاChapter on encouragement towards combined qualities from the best of righteous deeds and prohibition of their opposites
Hadith 8964
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي مُرَاوِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ أَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ قَالَ تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ وَقَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ قَالَ كُفَّ أَذَاكَ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which deed is the best?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To have faith in Allah and to strive in His path." I said: "Which slave is best to set free?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who is most excellent and most valuable in the eyes of his owners." I said: "If I am not able to do that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Then help someone who is skilled, or do some work for someone who is unskilled." I said: "If I am unable to do even that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then keep people safe from your evil; this too will be a charity from you for yourself."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The lowest level of goodness is that a person keeps others safe from his own evil, whereas today, those who make great claims to virtue are deprived of even this minimum level.
