(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ جِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَالْإِثْمِ فَقَالَ جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَالْإِثْمِ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ فَقَالَ الْبِرُّ مَا انْشَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرُكَ وَالْإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ وَإِنْ أَفْتَاكَ عَنْهُ النَّاسُ
(Second chain) He says: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to ask about virtue and sin. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Have you come to ask about virtue and sin? I said: By the One Who sent you with the truth, I have not come to ask about anything else. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Virtue is that which brings expansion to your heart, and sin is that which causes uneasiness in your chest, even if people keep giving you legal opinions.