صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الإيمانBook of Faith
باب فرض الإيمان - ذكر البيان بأن الجنة إنما تجب لمن أتى بما وصفنا من شعب الإيمان-
Chapter: Obligation of Faith – Clarification that Paradise is only guaranteed for one who fulfills these branches of faith
Hadith 210
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الشَّرْقِيِّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ زَاجٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ ، عَنْ مُعاِذْ بْنِ جَبَلٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ ؟ " قَالُوا : الِلَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : " أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ " ، قَالَ : " فَمَا حَقُّهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ ؟ " قَالُوا : الِلَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : " يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَلا يُعَذِّبُهُمْ " ، قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ الِلَّهِ عَنْهُ : فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ بَيَانٌ وَاضِحٌ بِأَنَّ الأَخْبَارَ الَّتِي ذَكَرْنَاهَا قَبْلُ كُلُّهَا مُخْتَصَرَةٌ غَيْرُ مُتَقَصَّاةٍ ، وَأَنَّ بَعْضَ شُعَبِ الإِيمَانِ أَتَى الْمَرْءُ بِهِ لا تُوجِبُ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ فِي دَائِمِ الأَوْقَاتِ ، أَلا تَرَاهُ ، صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، جَعَلَ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ؟ وَعِبَادَةُ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلا إِقْرَارٌ بِاللِّسَانِ ، وَتَصْدِيقٌ بِالْقَلْبِ ، وَعَمَلٌ بِالأَرْكَانِ ، ثُمَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لَمَّا سَأَلُوهُ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ حَقِّهِمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ، فَقَالُوا : فَمَا حَقُّهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ ؟ وَلَمْ يَقُولُوا : فَمَا حَقُّهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ قَالُوا ذَلِكَ ، وَلا أَنْكَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةَ ، فَفِيمَا قُلْنَا أَبْيَنُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لا تَجِبُ لِمَنْ أَتَى بِبَعْضِ شُعَبِ الإِيمَانِ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوَالِ ، بَلْ يُسْتَعْمَلُ كُلُّ خَبَرٍ فِي عُمُومِ مَا وَرَدَ خِطَابُهُ عَلَى حَسَبِ الْحَالِ فِيهِ ، عَلَى مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ قَبْلُ .
Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What is Allah’s right over His servants? The people replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That people worship Allah and do not associate anyone with Him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When they do this, then what right will those people have over Allah? The people replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (It is that) Allah will forgive them and not punish them.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In this narration, there is a clear statement that those narrations which we have mentioned earlier are concise and not detailed, and some branches of faith are such that when a person commits them, Paradise does not become obligatory for him at all times. Have you not considered that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared Allah’s right over the servants to be that they worship Him and do not associate anyone with Him? And the worship of Allah is affirmation by the tongue, confirmation by the heart, and action by the limbs. Then, when the Muslims asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about their right over Allah, they asked: What right will those people have over Allah when they do this? They did not say: What right will those people have over Allah when they say this. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reject these words either. So, in what we have stated, there is a clear statement that Paradise does not become obligatory for a person who fulfills some branches of faith in all conditions; rather, every narration has its own generality, and the ruling has a specific context. As we have mentioned earlier.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In this narration, there is a clear statement that those narrations which we have mentioned earlier are concise and not detailed, and some branches of faith are such that when a person commits them, Paradise does not become obligatory for him at all times. Have you not considered that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared Allah’s right over the servants to be that they worship Him and do not associate anyone with Him? And the worship of Allah is affirmation by the tongue, confirmation by the heart, and action by the limbs. Then, when the Muslims asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about their right over Allah, they asked: What right will those people have over Allah when they do this? They did not say: What right will those people have over Allah when they say this. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reject these words either. So, in what we have stated, there is a clear statement that Paradise does not become obligatory for a person who fulfills some branches of faith in all conditions; rather, every narration has its own generality, and the ruling has a specific context. As we have mentioned earlier.
