سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
بَابُ : فِيمَنْ قَالَ الطَّاعِمُ الشَّاكِرُ كَالصَّائِمِ الصَّابِرِChapter: Concerning one who says that a grateful eater is like a patient fasting person
Hadith 1765
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي حُرَّةَ ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ أَبِي حُرَّةَ ، عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ سَنَّةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الطَّاعِمُ الشَّاكِرُ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ الصَّابِرِ " .
´It was narrated from Sinan bin Sannah Al-Aslami, the Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “A grateful eater will have a reward like that of a patient fasting person.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Patience (sabr) and gratitude (shukr) both hold an important place in the moral teachings of Islam. A Muslim should adopt gratitude upon receiving blessings, patience in the face of hardship, and steadfastness in performing good deeds.
➋ Expressing gratitude after eating food is also a virtuous act, provided that the food has been acquired through lawful (halal) means and the item itself is also lawful (halal).
➌ Just as the flesh of carrion and swine is forbidden (haram), likewise, sustenance acquired through theft, robbery, deception, and lying, or through image-making, wine-drinking, and usurious (riba-based) business, etc., is also forbidden (haram). Merely uttering words of gratitude after consuming such sustenance does not fulfill the requirement of gratitude.
➍ The virtue of fasting (sawm) is due to the fact that it consists of patience (sabr). Abstaining from what Allah has prohibited is also patience, and remaining steadfast on the path of righteousness is also patience.
➎ Both gratitude (shukr) and fasting (sawm) have their own distinct spiritual and heartfelt benefits; therefore, a believer should be diligent in performing both types of deeds.
➊ Patience (sabr) and gratitude (shukr) both hold an important place in the moral teachings of Islam. A Muslim should adopt gratitude upon receiving blessings, patience in the face of hardship, and steadfastness in performing good deeds.
➋ Expressing gratitude after eating food is also a virtuous act, provided that the food has been acquired through lawful (halal) means and the item itself is also lawful (halal).
➌ Just as the flesh of carrion and swine is forbidden (haram), likewise, sustenance acquired through theft, robbery, deception, and lying, or through image-making, wine-drinking, and usurious (riba-based) business, etc., is also forbidden (haram). Merely uttering words of gratitude after consuming such sustenance does not fulfill the requirement of gratitude.
➍ The virtue of fasting (sawm) is due to the fact that it consists of patience (sabr). Abstaining from what Allah has prohibited is also patience, and remaining steadfast on the path of righteousness is also patience.
➎ Both gratitude (shukr) and fasting (sawm) have their own distinct spiritual and heartfelt benefits; therefore, a believer should be diligent in performing both types of deeds.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1765
