صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب بَيَانِ مَا أَعَدَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلْمُجَاهِدِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ:Chapter: The High Positions that Allah has prepared for the Mujahid in Paradise
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ : " مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّد ٍ نَبِيًّا ، وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ " ، فَعَجِبَ لَهَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَعِدْهَا عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَفَعَلَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " وَأُخْرَى يُرْفَعُ بِهَا الْعَبْدُ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَا بَيْنَ كُلِّ دَرَجَتَيْنِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ " ، قَالَ : وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : " الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " .
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said (to him): Abu Sa'id, whoever cheerfully accepts Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion and Mubammad as his Apostle (ﷺ) is necessarily entitled to enter Paradise. He (Abu Sa'id) wondered at it and said: Messenger of Allah, repeat it for me. He (the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) did that and said: There is another act which elevates the position of a man in Paradise to a grade one hundred (higher), and the elevation between one grade and the other is equal to the height of the heaven from the earth. He (Abu Sa'id) said: What is that act? He replied: Jihad in the way of Allah! Jihad in the way of Allah!
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that a person may enter Paradise even without engaging in jihad, but those ranks and degrees which are extremely lofty and most noble will be deprived from him, and he will remain deprived of those blessings which a person cannot even imagine in this world.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4879
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
“They seemed very strange” because, apparently, Paradise has been promised for something easy, although in reality this is a very difficult task, because knowledge of contentment (rida) will be determined by actions. And providing proof of faith through actions itself is a difficult task. Another meaning could be that “they seemed very excellent,” because for the believer this is a tremendous glad tidings.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3133
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1529. Commentary: The condition is that, along with the statement, there must also be affirmation through action and character.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1529
