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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الجهادBook of Jihad
Which good deeds are not accepted by Allah
Hadith 516
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلِ، نا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، نا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، قَالَ: تَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: نَأْتِلٌ أَخُو أَهْلِ الشَّامِ: حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ يُقْضَى فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: رَجُلٌ اسْتُشْهِدَ، فَأَتَى اللَّهُ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ: فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ: قَاتَلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِكَ حَتَّى اسْتُشْهِدْتُ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ، وَلَكِنْ قَاتَلْتَ لِيُقَالَ: هُوَ جَرِيءٌ، فَقَدْ قِيلَ ذَاكَ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ فَيُسْحَبُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ، وَأَتَى اللَّهُ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ تَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ وَعَلَّمَهُ وَقَدْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ، فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ فَقَالَ: تَعَلَّمْتُ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمْتُهُ فِيكَ، وَقَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّكَ تَعَلَّمْتَ؛ لِيُقَالَ: فُلَانٌ عَالِمٌ، وَفُلَانٌ قَارِئٌ، فَقَدْ قِيلَ ذَاكَ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ فَيُسْحَبُ بِهِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ، وَأَتَى بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْمَالِ كُلِّهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فِيهَا فَعَرَفَهَا، قَالَ: فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ فَقَالَ: مَا تَرَكْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ سَبِيلٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُنْفَقَ فِيهَا إِلَّا أَنْفَقْتُ فِيْهَا، فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّكَ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُقَالَ: هُوَ جَوَادٌ، فَقَدْ قِيلَ ذَاكَ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَيُسْحَبُ بِهِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ ".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "On the Day of Resurrection, the first three people about whom judgment will be passed will be: a martyr, he will be brought before Allah, He will remind him of His blessings, and he will recognize them. He (Allah) will say: What did you do about them? He will say: I fought in Your cause until I was martyred. He (Allah) will say: You have lied, you fought so that it would be said: He is brave, and so it was said. Then He will command regarding him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire. Another man will be brought who acquired knowledge and taught it, and recited the Qur'an. He will remind him of His blessings, and he will recognize them. He (Allah) will say: What did you do about them? He will say: I acquired knowledge, taught it for Your sake, and recited the Qur'an. He (Allah) will say: You have lied, you acquired knowledge so that it would be said: So-and-so is a scholar, so-and-so is a reciter, and so it was said. Then He will command regarding him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire. Then a man will be brought to whom Allah had given all kinds of wealth. He will remind him of His blessings, and he will recognize them. He (Allah) will say: What did you do about them? He will say: I did not leave any path or place where You like spending, except that I spent there. He (Allah) will say: You have lied, you did so that it would be said: He is generous, and so it was said. Then He will command regarding him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that no matter how great a deed may be, if there is no sincerity (ikhlas) in that deed, it is not acceptable to Allah, the Possessor of Majesty. Instead of reward, it leads to Hell, because partnership (shirk) is not liked by Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, and if it is worship, then it must be free from every kind of shirk and ostentation (riya), and purely for Allah, as the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَمَا اُمِرُوْٓا اِِلَّا لِیَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِیْنَ لَهُ الدِّیْنَ﴾ (, al-Bayyina: 5)
“…And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.”
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu that I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam say: “Allah, the Exalted, says: I am the most free from need of partners among those who are associated with Me. Whoever does a deed in which he associates someone else with Me, I abandon him and his shirk.” (Muslim, Kitab al-Zuhd, no. 2985)
In the aforementioned hadith, ostentation (riya) is described as shirk. This is minor shirk (shirk asghar). As the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “I fear minor shirk for you the most.” It was asked: “O Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam! What is that?” He said: “No matter how beautiful a deed is, if there is ostentation (riya), it is ruined,” as the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿یٰٓاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُبْطِلُوْا صَدَقٰتِکُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَ الْاَذٰی کَالَّذِیْ یُنْفِقُ مَالَهٗ رِئَآءَ النَّاسِ وَ لَا یُؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَ الْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ فَمَثَلُهٗ کَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَیْهِ تُرَابٌ فَاَصَابَهٗ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَکَهٗ صَلْدًا لَا یَقْدِرُوْنَ عَلٰی شَیْئٍ مِّمَّا کَسَبُوْا وَ اللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْکٰفِرِیْنَ﴾ (, al-Baqarah: 264)
“O you who believe! Do not nullify your charities with reminders [of your generosity] and injury, like the one who spends his wealth to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [smooth] stone upon which is dust and it is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people… etc.”
But if a deed is done with sincerity (ikhlas), then Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, gives its reward. As is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu, indeed the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Indeed, whatever you spend, seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah, you will be rewarded for it, even for what you put in your wife’s mouth (as a morsel).” (Bukhari, no. 56)
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that no matter how great a deed may be, if there is no sincerity (ikhlas) in that deed, it is not acceptable to Allah, the Possessor of Majesty. Instead of reward, it leads to Hell, because partnership (shirk) is not liked by Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, and if it is worship, then it must be free from every kind of shirk and ostentation (riya), and purely for Allah, as the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَمَا اُمِرُوْٓا اِِلَّا لِیَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِیْنَ لَهُ الدِّیْنَ﴾ (, al-Bayyina: 5)
“…And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.”
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu that I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam say: “Allah, the Exalted, says: I am the most free from need of partners among those who are associated with Me. Whoever does a deed in which he associates someone else with Me, I abandon him and his shirk.” (Muslim, Kitab al-Zuhd, no. 2985)
In the aforementioned hadith, ostentation (riya) is described as shirk. This is minor shirk (shirk asghar). As the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “I fear minor shirk for you the most.” It was asked: “O Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam! What is that?” He said: “No matter how beautiful a deed is, if there is ostentation (riya), it is ruined,” as the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿یٰٓاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُبْطِلُوْا صَدَقٰتِکُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَ الْاَذٰی کَالَّذِیْ یُنْفِقُ مَالَهٗ رِئَآءَ النَّاسِ وَ لَا یُؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَ الْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ فَمَثَلُهٗ کَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَیْهِ تُرَابٌ فَاَصَابَهٗ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَکَهٗ صَلْدًا لَا یَقْدِرُوْنَ عَلٰی شَیْئٍ مِّمَّا کَسَبُوْا وَ اللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْکٰفِرِیْنَ﴾ (, al-Baqarah: 264)
“O you who believe! Do not nullify your charities with reminders [of your generosity] and injury, like the one who spends his wealth to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [smooth] stone upon which is dust and it is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people… etc.”
But if a deed is done with sincerity (ikhlas), then Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, gives its reward. As is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu, indeed the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Indeed, whatever you spend, seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah, you will be rewarded for it, even for what you put in your wife’s mouth (as a morsel).” (Bukhari, no. 56)
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 516
