Hadith 4216

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ , حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مُغِيثُ بْنُ سُمَيٍّ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو , قَالَ : قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ ؟ قَالَ : " كُلُّ مَخْمُومِ الْقَلْبِ صَدُوقِ اللِّسَانِ " , قَالُوا : صَدُوقُ اللِّسَانِ نَعْرِفُهُ , فَمَا مَخْمُومُ الْقَلْبِ , قَالَ : " هُوَ التَّقِيُّ النَّقِيُّ , لَا إِثْمَ فِيهِ , وَلَا بَغْيَ , وَلَا غِلَّ , وَلَا حَسَدَ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said:` “It was said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘Which of the people is best?’ He said: ‘Everyone who is pure of heart and sincere in speech.’ They said: ‘Sincere in speech, we know what this is, but what is pure of heart?’ He said: ‘It is (the heart) that is pious and pure, with no sin, injustice, rancor or envy in it.’”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الزهد / 4216
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 8939 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 1504 ) ( صحیح ) » ( ملاحظہ ہو : سلسلة الاحادیث الصحیحة ، للالبانی : 570 )
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
Purity and cleanliness of the heart are a means of salvation in the Hereafter.

(2)
A pious (muttaqi) person is superior to others.

(3)
Malice (keena) means harboring resentment in the heart so that one may take revenge when the opportunity arises. This is a very bad habit.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4216