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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 1650

وَعَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُونَ : كَانَ رَجُلَانِ أَخَوَانِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ ، فَتُوُفِّيَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ وَعُمِّرَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ ، فَذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَضْلُ الْأَوَّلِ عَلَى الْآخَرِ فَقَالَ : " أَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي ؟ " قَالُوا : بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا بَلَغَتْ بِهِ صَلَاتُهُ ؟ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ : " إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الصَّلَاةِ كَمَثَلِ نَهْرٍ جَارٍ بِبَابِ رَجُلٍ غَمْرٍ عَذْبٍ ، يَقْتَحِمُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ ، فَمَاذَا تَرَوْنَ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ ؟ " .
رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ : ثُمَّ عُمِّرَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً . وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Amir bin Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) and some of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) relating: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) there were two men who were brothers. One of them was superior to the other. The one who was superior passed away, and after his death the other brother was granted some more life; then he too passed away. The superiority of the first brother over the other was mentioned before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Did he (that is, the brother who died later) not offer prayer afterwards? The people said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How do you know how far his prayer has taken him?" Then, at that point, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of prayer is like a river that flows by the door of a man, a river of sweet and clear water, and that man plunges into it five times every day. Do you think any of his dirt would remain?"
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, except that he recorded these words: "After that, the other brother was granted forty more days of life." The narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 1650
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسنادہ صحیح
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