صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب التوبةThe Book of Repentance
باب فَضْلِ دَوَامِ الذِّكْرِ وَالْفِكْرِ فِي أُمُورِ الآخِرَةِ وَالْمُرَاقَبَةِ وَجَوَازِ تَرْكِ ذَلِكَ فِي بَعْضِ الأَوْقَاتِ وَالاِشْتِغَالِ بِالدُّنْيَا:Chapter: The Virtue Of Constant Dhikr, Thinking Of The Hereafter, And Remembering That Allah Is Always Watching; Permissibility Of Stopping That Sometimes, And Attending To Worldly Matters
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَوَعَظَنَا فَذَكَّرَ النَّارَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَضَاحَكْتُ الصِّبْيَانَ وَلَاعَبْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ ، قَالَ : فَخَرَجْتُ ، فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : وَأَنَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا تَذْكُرُ ، فَلَقِينَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ ، فَقَالَ : مَهْ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِالْحَدِيثِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَأَنَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ ، فَقَالَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ : " سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً وَلَوْ كَانَتْ تَكُونُ قُلُوبُكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ حَتَّى تُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الطُّرُقِ " ،
Hanzala reported: We were in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he delivered to us a sermon and made a mention of Hell-Fire. Then I came to my house and began to laugh with my children and sport with my wife. (Hanzala) further reported: I went out and met Abu Bakr (RA) and made a mention of that to him. Thereupon he said: I have done the same as you have mentioned. So we went to see Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him: Allah's Messenger, Hanzala has turned to be a hypocrite. And he (the Holy Prophet) said show respite. And then I narrated to him the story, and Abu Bakr (RA) said: I have done the same as he has done. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Hanzala, there is a time for worldly affairs and a time for worship and devotion, and if your state of mind is always the same as it is at the time of remembrance of Allah, the Angels would shake hands with you and would greet you on the path by saying: As-Salamu-Alaikum.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
‘Aafasna:
We mingle,
become occupied,
al-dhiyā‘āt,
Plural of dhiy‘ah,
estate,
land or business.
Benefits and Issues:
The duty and task of the angels is to remain constantly engaged in remembrance and contemplation without any laziness or weakness, and the duty and task of Satan is to be constantly engaged in evil and corruption. As for humans, sometimes they are engaged in remembrance and contemplation, and at other times they spend time in fulfilling the necessities of life.
It is not possible for them to remain engaged in remembrance and contemplation at all times.
Therefore, not remaining in the same state and condition at all times
is not hypocrisy (nifaq).
Being occupied with the affairs of life is also a natural and innate demand for him.
Rather, keeping in view the divine instructions in the matters of life is also remembrance (dhikr).
However, while acquiring the means of livelihood, it is necessary to avoid disobedience to Allah.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
‘Aafasna:
We mingle,
become occupied,
al-dhiyā‘āt,
Plural of dhiy‘ah,
estate,
land or business.
Benefits and Issues:
The duty and task of the angels is to remain constantly engaged in remembrance and contemplation without any laziness or weakness, and the duty and task of Satan is to be constantly engaged in evil and corruption. As for humans, sometimes they are engaged in remembrance and contemplation, and at other times they spend time in fulfilling the necessities of life.
It is not possible for them to remain engaged in remembrance and contemplation at all times.
Therefore, not remaining in the same state and condition at all times
is not hypocrisy (nifaq).
Being occupied with the affairs of life is also a natural and innate demand for him.
Rather, keeping in view the divine instructions in the matters of life is also remembrance (dhikr).
However, while acquiring the means of livelihood, it is necessary to avoid disobedience to Allah.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6966
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, it is understood that by sitting in the company of righteous people, fear of Allah is instilled in the hearts, the Hereafter is remembered, and the desire for the world diminishes.
1:
From this hadith, it is understood that by sitting in the company of righteous people, fear of Allah is instilled in the hearts, the Hereafter is remembered, and the desire for the world diminishes.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2452
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In this hadith, the asceticism, piety, and God-consciousness (taqwa) of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) are mentioned.
It is understood from this that a person's state and condition are not always the same,
rather, they continue to change.
Therefore, whenever a person becomes heedless, he should engage abundantly in the remembrance of Allah,
and the state in which heedlessness overcomes him should not be considered as hypocrisy (nifaq),
because it is not possible for a person to always obligate himself to remain in the same state and condition.
Furthermore, it is also understood from this that even the faith (iman) of a single individual fluctuates from time to time, increasing and decreasing.
Note:
(For a corroborating narration (shahid) of this hadith, see: 2526)
1:
In this hadith, the asceticism, piety, and God-consciousness (taqwa) of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) are mentioned.
It is understood from this that a person's state and condition are not always the same,
rather, they continue to change.
Therefore, whenever a person becomes heedless, he should engage abundantly in the remembrance of Allah,
and the state in which heedlessness overcomes him should not be considered as hypocrisy (nifaq),
because it is not possible for a person to always obligate himself to remain in the same state and condition.
Furthermore, it is also understood from this that even the faith (iman) of a single individual fluctuates from time to time, increasing and decreasing.
Note:
(For a corroborating narration (shahid) of this hadith, see: 2526)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2514
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) were extremely cautious regarding their faith and the states of their hearts, and they feared that due to some unintentional mistake, their ranks might be diminished.
➋ The states of the heart continue to change.
➌ Fulfilling the rights of one's wife and children, and being engaged in worldly matters within the bounds of the Shari'ah, is something that is legislatively required.
➍ Man has been declared superior to the angels (in certain respects). The reason for this is that man is surrounded by such circumstances that distract him from Allah, yet despite this, he remembers Allah and worships Him.
➊ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) were extremely cautious regarding their faith and the states of their hearts, and they feared that due to some unintentional mistake, their ranks might be diminished.
➋ The states of the heart continue to change.
➌ Fulfilling the rights of one's wife and children, and being engaged in worldly matters within the bounds of the Shari'ah, is something that is legislatively required.
➍ Man has been declared superior to the angels (in certain respects). The reason for this is that man is surrounded by such circumstances that distract him from Allah, yet despite this, he remembers Allah and worships Him.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4239
