مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الإيمانThe Book of Faith
(مَثَلُ الصِّرَاطِ المُسْتَقِيمِ)(The parable of the Straight Path)
Hadith 192
وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيمَانِ عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ وَكَذَا التِّرْمِذِيُّ عَنْهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أخصر مِنْهُ
Baihaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab al-iman from an-Nawwas b. Sim'an, as did Tirmidhi in a more concise form.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Fiqh al-Hadith
In Musnad Ahmad [الموسوعة الحديثيه 181/29، 182ح 17634] and elsewhere, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Nawwas bin Sam'an al-Ansari radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
«ضرب الله مثلا صراطا مستقيما وعليٰ جنبتي صراط سوران فيهما أبواب مفتحة وعلى الأبواب ستور مرخاة وعلى باب الصراط داع يقول : أيها الناس ! ادخلوا الصراط جميعا ولا تتفرقوا و داع يدعو من فوق الصراط فإذا أراد أن يفتح شيئا من تلك الأبواب قال : ويحك ! لا تفتحه فانك ان تفتحه تلجه، والصراط : الاسلام والسوران : حدود الله والابواب المفتحة محارم الله وذلك الداعي على راس الصراط : كتاب الله والداعي من فوق الصراط : واعظ الله فى قلب كل مسلم .»
"Allah has given the example of the straight path (sirat al-mustaqim): on both sides of the path are two walls, in which there are open doors, and on every door a curtain is hanging. At every door, there is a caller saying: O people! All of you enter the path and do not turn towards the crooked paths. Whenever anyone wishes to lift the curtain from any of these doors, a caller from above the path says: Woe to you! Do not open it; if you open it, you will enter it. The path is Islam, the walls are Allah's boundaries, and the open doors are the things Allah has forbidden. The caller on the path is the Qur'an, and the caller from above the path is Allah's admonition (wa'izh) which is in the heart of every Muslim." The chain of this hadith is hasan, and with supporting narrations it is sahih. Al-Hakim [73/1] declared it sahih according to the conditions of Muslim.
In Musnad Ahmad [الموسوعة الحديثيه 181/29، 182ح 17634] and elsewhere, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Nawwas bin Sam'an al-Ansari radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
«ضرب الله مثلا صراطا مستقيما وعليٰ جنبتي صراط سوران فيهما أبواب مفتحة وعلى الأبواب ستور مرخاة وعلى باب الصراط داع يقول : أيها الناس ! ادخلوا الصراط جميعا ولا تتفرقوا و داع يدعو من فوق الصراط فإذا أراد أن يفتح شيئا من تلك الأبواب قال : ويحك ! لا تفتحه فانك ان تفتحه تلجه، والصراط : الاسلام والسوران : حدود الله والابواب المفتحة محارم الله وذلك الداعي على راس الصراط : كتاب الله والداعي من فوق الصراط : واعظ الله فى قلب كل مسلم .»
"Allah has given the example of the straight path (sirat al-mustaqim): on both sides of the path are two walls, in which there are open doors, and on every door a curtain is hanging. At every door, there is a caller saying: O people! All of you enter the path and do not turn towards the crooked paths. Whenever anyone wishes to lift the curtain from any of these doors, a caller from above the path says: Woe to you! Do not open it; if you open it, you will enter it. The path is Islam, the walls are Allah's boundaries, and the open doors are the things Allah has forbidden. The caller on the path is the Qur'an, and the caller from above the path is Allah's admonition (wa'izh) which is in the heart of every Muslim." The chain of this hadith is hasan, and with supporting narrations it is sahih. Al-Hakim [73/1] declared it sahih according to the conditions of Muslim.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 192
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, the prohibitions such as adultery (zina), alcohol, etc.
No person can fall into these prohibitions until he himself begins to commit them excessively,
and after committing them, he will become deserving of Allah’s punishment and retribution.
2:
In this hadith, “the straight path (sirat al-mustaqim)” refers to Islam,
and “the open doors” refer to Allah’s prohibitions (maharim), and “the hanging curtains” are Allah’s boundaries (hudud),
and “the caller at the head of the path” is the Qur’an,
and “the caller from above” is the heart of the believer.
1:
That is, the prohibitions such as adultery (zina), alcohol, etc.
No person can fall into these prohibitions until he himself begins to commit them excessively,
and after committing them, he will become deserving of Allah’s punishment and retribution.
2:
In this hadith, “the straight path (sirat al-mustaqim)” refers to Islam,
and “the open doors” refer to Allah’s prohibitions (maharim), and “the hanging curtains” are Allah’s boundaries (hudud),
and “the caller at the head of the path” is the Qur’an,
and “the caller from above” is the heart of the believer.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2859
