صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب العلمThe Book of Knowledge
باب مَنْ سَنَّ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً أَوْ سَيِّئَةً وَمَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى أَوْ ضَلاَلَةٍ:Chapter: The One Who Starts Something Good Or Something Bad; The One Who Calls Others To Guidance Or Misguidance
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُجُورِ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ ، لَا يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا ، وَمَنْ دَعَا إِلَى ضَلَالَةٍ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ مِثْلُ آثَامِ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ ، لَا يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ آثَامِهِمْ شَيْئًا " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who called (people) to righteousness, there would be reward (assured) for him like the rewards of those who adhered to it, without their rewards being diminished in any respect. And he who called (people) to error, he shall have to carry (the burden) of its sin, like those who committed it, without their sins being diminished in any respect.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The concept of inviting (to good) is generally understood to mean verbal invitation, although along with this there is also a silent invitation, as people often begin to do many things simply by observing others. Therefore, a person should be alert to what kind of role he is playing in his environment.
Is he accumulating good deeds for himself, or are the misdeeds of people being recorded in his account?
In this hadith, there is glad tidings for the people of virtue, and a severe warning for those who act badly and have bad character.
The concept of inviting (to good) is generally understood to mean verbal invitation, although along with this there is also a silent invitation, as people often begin to do many things simply by observing others. Therefore, a person should be alert to what kind of role he is playing in his environment.
Is he accumulating good deeds for himself, or are the misdeeds of people being recorded in his account?
In this hadith, there is glad tidings for the people of virtue, and a severe warning for those who act badly and have bad character.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4609
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith:
[صحيح مسلم 6804]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Calling towards the Book and the Sunnah is an act of immense reward.
➋ Whoever invents an evil practice, sins will continue to be recorded in his book of deeds as long as people continue to act upon that evil.
➌ One should always remain engaged in ensuring that one's actions are in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah, and that they do not go against the Book and the Sunnah.
➍ It is necessary to avoid innovations (bid‘ah).
[صحيح مسلم 6804]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Calling towards the Book and the Sunnah is an act of immense reward.
➋ Whoever invents an evil practice, sins will continue to be recorded in his book of deeds as long as people continue to act upon that evil.
➌ One should always remain engaged in ensuring that one's actions are in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah, and that they do not go against the Book and the Sunnah.
➍ It is necessary to avoid innovations (bid‘ah).
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 158
