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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3568

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ : ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَوْمًا يَجْتَهِدُونَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ اجْتِهَادًا شَدِيدًا فَقَالَ : " تِلْكَ ضَرُورَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَشِرَّتُهُ وَلِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ شِرَّةٌ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى اقْتِصَادٍ فَنِعْمَ مَا هُوَ ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى الْمَعَاصِي فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْهَالِكُونَ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ وَأَحْمَدُ بِنَحْوِهِ ، وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ ثِقَاتٌ وَقَدْ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ فَذَهَبَ التَّدْلِيسُ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Mention was made before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of some people who worshipped with great exertion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the need of Islam and its vigour (that is, being energetic), and every vigour is followed by slackness. So whoever's leaving off (of deeds due to slackness) leads towards moderation, that is a good thing; and whoever's leaving off (of deeds due to slackness) leads towards sin, those are the ones who are ruined."
This narration was recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and Imam Ahmad recorded a similar narration. The narrators of Imam Ahmad are "thiqat" (trustworthy). Ibn Ishaq stated: "Abu al-Zubayr narrated the hadith to me," so in this way the tadlis (concealment in the chain) is removed.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / أبواب العيدين / 3568
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسنادہ صحیح
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