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Hadith 1194
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1194 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ مُوسَي بْنَ عُبَيْدَةَ الرَّبَذِيَّ يُحَدَّثُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِأَخِيهِ: جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا، فَقَدْ أَبْلَغَ فِي الثَّنَاءِ "
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person says to his brother: May Allah reward you with goodness, then he has exaggerated in praise."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
The virtue of saying "Jazak Allah" is mentioned in this hadith. In life, every person is in need of others, so whenever someone does a good deed, one should respond by saying "Jazak Allah." This encourages the person, and through this phrase, praising someone for acts of goodness is also established. However, praise that involves exaggeration is absolutely forbidden, whether the person being praised is present or not.
The virtue of saying "Jazak Allah" is mentioned in this hadith. In life, every person is in need of others, so whenever someone does a good deed, one should respond by saying "Jazak Allah." This encourages the person, and through this phrase, praising someone for acts of goodness is also established. However, praise that involves exaggeration is absolutely forbidden, whether the person being praised is present or not.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1192
