صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البر والصلة والآدابThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
باب فَضْلِ إِزَالَةِ الأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ:Chapter: The Virtue Of Removing A Harmful Thing From The Road
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ شَجَرَةً كَانَتْ تُؤْذِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَطَعَهَا فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that there was a tree which caused inconvenience to the Muslims; a person came there and cut that (tree) (and thus entered) Paradise).
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: In the previous narrations, the mention is of cutting a branch, whereas here it is referred to as a tree, because that branch from the tree would strike those passing on the path. Its cutting has been expressed as the cutting of the tree, because it was a part of the tree.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6671
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Protecting people from harm and injury is greatly beloved to Allah Ta'ala.
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Even a small act that benefits the public can become a means of entering Paradise.
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Narrowing or blocking the path through unlawful encroachments is a grave sin. Commonly, on occasions such as weddings, the road is blocked to arrange the event. This is a cause of Allah’s wrath.
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Throwing garbage in the pathway, or relieving oneself there, is a major sin. There is a curse upon the one who urinates or defecates under a shady tree where people sit, or on the pathway.
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Protecting people from harm and injury is greatly beloved to Allah Ta'ala.
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Even a small act that benefits the public can become a means of entering Paradise.
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Narrowing or blocking the path through unlawful encroachments is a grave sin. Commonly, on occasions such as weddings, the road is blocked to arrange the event. This is a cause of Allah’s wrath.
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Throwing garbage in the pathway, or relieving oneself there, is a major sin. There is a curse upon the one who urinates or defecates under a shady tree where people sit, or on the pathway.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3682
