It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what it is that saves the servant from the Fire of Hell. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Faith in Allah." I said: O Prophet of Allah! Must there also be some (physical or financial) deed along with faith? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That he gives something (in the way of Allah) from what Allah has provided." I said: O Prophet of Allah! Tell me, if that person is himself destitute and has nothing to give in charity, what should he do? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then he should enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil." I said: O Messenger of Allah! What do you think if that person is halting of speech (or weak) and does not have the ability to enjoin good and forbid evil? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then he should help an unskilled person, or someone unfamiliar with a task (in his work)." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, if he himself is unskilled and cannot do any work properly? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should help someone who is overpowered (that is, someone oppressed or helpless)." I said: O Messenger of Allah! What if he is so weak that he does not even have the strength to help someone overpowered? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said (at my many questions): "Do you not want to leave any way of good open for your companion?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should keep his harm away from people." I said: O Prophet of Allah! If that person does one of these things, will he enter Paradise? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no believer who adopts even one of these qualities but that quality will take him by the hand until it brings him into Paradise."
Imam Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated this hadith, and all its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy); Imam al-Albani graded it sahih.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الإيمان والتوحيد / 2885
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
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