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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : التَّوَقِّي عَلَى الْعَمَلِChapter: Protecting (one's) deeds (by fearing their non-acceptance)
Hadith 4199
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ , حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ رَبٍّ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ , يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ كَالْوِعَاءِ , إِذَا طَابَ أَسْفَلُهُ طَابَ أَعْلَاهُ , وَإِذَا فَسَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ فَسَدَ أَعْلَاهُ " .
´Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan said:` “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Deeds are like vessels. If the lower part is good then the upper part will be good, and if the lower part is bad then the upper part will be bad.’”
Brief Explanation
1؎: Thus, the deeds that are performed with sincerity and true intention have an effect upon a person, and people, without any particular reason, consider such a person to be good. However, the deeds that are performed with the intention of showing off (riya) do not bring light (nur) to the doer, and upon reflection, an intelligent person perceives his evil inner state.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ If there is sincerity in the depths of the heart at the time of performing an action, then the action will be good and acceptable. If there is no sincerity in the heart, then even an action that outwardly appears good is, in reality, not good.
➋ If there is water in a vessel and filth is present at the bottom of the vessel, then all the water in the vessel becomes affected by it and becomes unusable, even if the water on the surface appears clean. The same is the case with actions and sincerity.
➊ If there is sincerity in the depths of the heart at the time of performing an action, then the action will be good and acceptable. If there is no sincerity in the heart, then even an action that outwardly appears good is, in reality, not good.
➋ If there is water in a vessel and filth is present at the bottom of the vessel, then all the water in the vessel becomes affected by it and becomes unusable, even if the water on the surface appears clean. The same is the case with actions and sincerity.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4199
