Hadith 9715

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنَّا نَتَنَاوَبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَبِيتُ عِنْدَهُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْحَاجَةُ وَيَطْرُقُهُ أَمْرٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَبْعَثُنَا فَيَكْثُرُ الْمُحْتَسِبُونَ وَأَهْلُ النَّوْبِ فَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ ((مَا هَذِهِ النَّجْوَى أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ عَنِ النَّجْوَى)) قَالَ قُلْنَا نَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ الْمَسِيحِ فَرَقًا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ ((أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَا هُوَ أَخْوَفُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْمَسِيحِ عِنْدِي)) قَالَ قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ ((الشِّرْكُ الْخَفِيُّ أَنْ يَقُومَ الرَّجُلُ يَعْمَلُ لِمَكَانِ رَجُلٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We used to take turns to go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and would spend the night with him. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) needed something or if any matter arose during the night, he would wake us up. In this way, the number of those coming for reward and those on duty would increase. One night, we were conversing when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: Is this whispering going on? Did I not forbid you from whispering? We said: O Messenger of Allah! We are turning to Allah Almighty and, fearing the Dajjal, we are talking about him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not inform you of something which, in my view, is more fearful than the Messiah Dajjal? We said: Yes, indeed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hidden shirk, that is, performing deeds for the sake of someone’s status.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / القسم الخامس: مسائل الترهيب من الكبائر وسائر المعاصي / 9715
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