Hadith 2591

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ يَضْمَنْ لِي وَاحِدَةً وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ " , قَالَ يَحْيَى : هَاهُنَا كَلِمَةٌ مَعْنَاهَا " أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا " .
´It was narrated that Thawban said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever can promise me one thing. Paradise will be his." (One of the narrators) Yahya said: "Here a statement which means: That he will not ask the people for anything."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الزكاة / 2591
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/الزکاة25 (1837)، (تحفة الأشراف: 2098)، وقد أخرجہ: سنن ابی داود/الزکاة27 (1643)، مسند احمد (5/277، 279، 281) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
English translation:

The promise of Paradise is not a trivial matter, but the restriction of not asking anything from anyone is also a very difficult affair. The courage, self-restraint, and reliance upon Allah (tawakkul) required for this are not within everyone’s capacity. Only rarely can such people be found.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2591
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1643. English Commentary: Not asking from people, in its broader sense, also includes not asking from other than Allah, which is the essence of tawhid (monotheism). And the guarantee of entering Paradise is also connected to this. However, our society is such that assemblies of shirk (polytheism) are set up everywhere for asking from other than Allah, where the simple-minded people's wealth is put at stake. May Allah protect us. And the professional beggars have no awareness of the evil of their actions and their bad end. (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1643
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Self-sufficiency is a cause for entering Paradise.
It is better not to seek help from others for tasks that a person can do himself.
The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) would adhere to the Prophetic instructions as much as possible.
This hadith expresses the greatness and status of Thawban (radi Allahu anhu), as he received the promise of Paradise from the blessed tongue of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1837