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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب العلمThe Book of Knowledge
(مَهَالِكُ الرِّيَاءِ)(The destructive nature of showing off)
Hadith 205
اُردوEn
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِن أول النَّاس يقْضى عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رَجُلٌ اسْتُشْهِدَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ قَاتَلْتُ فِيكَ حَتَّى اسْتُشْهِدْتُ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّكَ قَاتَلْتَ لِأَنْ يُقَالَ جَرِيءٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أَمر بِهِ فسحب على وَجهه حَتَّى ألقِي فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ وَعَلَّمَهُ وَقَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا قَالَ تَعَلَّمْتُ الْعِلْمَ وَعَلَّمْتُهُ وَقَرَأْتُ فِيكَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّكَ تَعَلَّمْتَ الْعلم ليقال عَالِمٌ وَقَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ لِيُقَالَ هُوَ قَارِئٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ وَسَّعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْطَاهُ مِنْ أَصْنَافِ الْمَالِ كُلِّهِ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ -[72]- نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ مَا تَرَكْتُ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُنْفَقَ فِيهَا إِلَّا أَنْفَقْتُ فِيهَا لَكَ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ لِيُقَالَ هُوَ جَوَادٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ
He also reported God’s messenger as saying, “The first person to be judged on the day of resurrection will be a man who died as a martyr. He will be brought forward, and after God has reminded him of the favour He showed him and the man acknowledges it, He will ask, ‘What did you do to show gratitude for it?’ The man will reply, ‘I fought for Thy cause till I was martyred.’ God will say, ‘You lie. You fought that people might call you courageous, and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into hell. Next a man who has acquired and taught knowledge and read the Qur’an will be brought forward, and after God has reminded him of the favour He showed him and the man acknowledges it, He will ask, ‘What did you do to show gratitude for it?’ The man will reply, ‘I acquired and taught knowledge and read the Qur’an for Thy sake.’ God will say, 'You lie. You acquired knowledge that people might call you learned, and you read the Qur’an that they might call you a reader, and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into hell. Next a man whom God has made affluent and whom He has given all kinds of property will be brought forward, and after God has reminded him of the favour He showed him and the man acknowledges it, He will ask, ‘What did you do to show gratitude for it?’ The man will reply, ‘I have not neglected to give liberally for Thy sake to all the causes approved by Thee for this purpose.’ God will say, ‘You lie. You did it that people might call you generous, and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into hell.” Muslim transmitted it.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith:
[صحيح مسلم 4923]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Showing off (riya) is such a grave sin that it destroys all good deeds; therefore, every person should avoid it, whether he is a scholar, a mujahid, or a generous person. Otherwise, every act of worship and every deed will become wasted and invalid.
◄ Mawlana Muhammad Sulaiman Kilani rahimahullah has written in the explanation of this hadith:
“No matter how good a deed may be, as long as there is no sincerity of intention in it, it is not accepted in the court of Allah Ta’ala. Deeds are wasted by ostentation and display. Understand it with this example: if a person goes to Zaid’s house and does some work for him, then he should take his wages from Zaid. It cannot be that he does the work for Zaid but asks for payment from Amr. Similarly, whoever does work for Allah Ta’ala is entitled to reward from Allah Ta’ala, and whoever does the work to please the world and to gain praise, but expects reward from Allah Ta’ala, then this is absolutely invalid...” [حواشي مشكوٰة ج1 ص245، 246 ح196]
➋ There are two necessary conditions for righteous deeds to be accepted:
First:
The deed should be done solely for the pleasure of Allah, with complete sincerity.
Second:
The deed should be in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah, and every kind of innovation (bid‘ah) should be avoided.
➌ In some narrations, it is mentioned that among the people, the first cases to be decided will be those of blood (i.e., murder). See: [صحيح بخاري : 6533، صحيح مسلم : 1678]
◄ The reconciliation between these narrations is as follows: among those who show off and display, the first to be judged will be the slain person, the scholar, and the wealthy generous person; among injustices, the first to be judged will be cases of murder; and among acts of worship, the first to be accounted for will be the prayer. «والله اعلم»
[صحيح مسلم 4923]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Showing off (riya) is such a grave sin that it destroys all good deeds; therefore, every person should avoid it, whether he is a scholar, a mujahid, or a generous person. Otherwise, every act of worship and every deed will become wasted and invalid.
◄ Mawlana Muhammad Sulaiman Kilani rahimahullah has written in the explanation of this hadith:
“No matter how good a deed may be, as long as there is no sincerity of intention in it, it is not accepted in the court of Allah Ta’ala. Deeds are wasted by ostentation and display. Understand it with this example: if a person goes to Zaid’s house and does some work for him, then he should take his wages from Zaid. It cannot be that he does the work for Zaid but asks for payment from Amr. Similarly, whoever does work for Allah Ta’ala is entitled to reward from Allah Ta’ala, and whoever does the work to please the world and to gain praise, but expects reward from Allah Ta’ala, then this is absolutely invalid...” [حواشي مشكوٰة ج1 ص245، 246 ح196]
➋ There are two necessary conditions for righteous deeds to be accepted:
First:
The deed should be done solely for the pleasure of Allah, with complete sincerity.
Second:
The deed should be in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah, and every kind of innovation (bid‘ah) should be avoided.
➌ In some narrations, it is mentioned that among the people, the first cases to be decided will be those of blood (i.e., murder). See: [صحيح بخاري : 6533، صحيح مسلم : 1678]
◄ The reconciliation between these narrations is as follows: among those who show off and display, the first to be judged will be the slain person, the scholar, and the wealthy generous person; among injustices, the first to be judged will be cases of murder; and among acts of worship, the first to be accounted for will be the prayer. «والله اعلم»
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 205
