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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الرقاقFrom the Book of Heart-Softeners
باب لَنْ يُنْجِيَ أَحَدَكُمْ عَمَلُهُ:Chapter: None of you is saved by his deeds
Hadith 2768
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "قَارِبُوا وَسَدِّدُوا، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ لَنْ يُنْجِيَهُ عَمَلُهُ". قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَلَا أَنْتَ . قَالَ: "وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ".
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Keep close to Allah and adopt moderation (that is, whatever good deeds you do, do them properly, without deficiency or excess), and remember that none of you will enter Paradise because of his deeds.” It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Not even you? He said: “Not even me, except that Allah covers me with His mercy and grace.”
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2767)
In this hadith, there is the teaching of moderation in all matters, and the command to avoid excess and deficiency, exaggeration and negligence, and to adopt steadfastness and righteousness through righteous deeds. It also teaches that a person should not rely solely on his own actions, falling into pride, arrogance, and misguidance, but should realize that if Allah’s mercy does not encompass him, he will not be able to enter Paradise. For righteous deeds are among the causes for entering Paradise, but the real cause is the mercy and grace of Allah. Furthermore, this hadith refutes the Mu'tazilah, who say that it is obligatory upon Allah to admit the doer of righteous deeds into Paradise «معاذ اللّٰه وتعالىٰ من ذٰلك علوا كبيرا». Allamah Waheeduz-Zaman writes in [شرح مسلم 3774]:
From this hadith, it is understood that no servant has any power over Allah, Glorious is He, nor does anyone have the right to object before His command, whether he be a prophet or a saint, an angel or anyone else. It is also understood that a servant should not be deluded by his own deeds. When the prophets—especially our Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), who is the leader of the first and the last—did not rely on their own deeds, and relied only on Allah’s grace and mercy, then what reality is there to any ghawth, qutb, wali, or dervish who, because of his deeds, considers himself deserving of Paradise, or thinks he can admit someone else to Paradise? As someone has said:
The pir himself is helpless at the door . . . . . how then can he intercede for the disciple?
In this hadith, there is the teaching of moderation in all matters, and the command to avoid excess and deficiency, exaggeration and negligence, and to adopt steadfastness and righteousness through righteous deeds. It also teaches that a person should not rely solely on his own actions, falling into pride, arrogance, and misguidance, but should realize that if Allah’s mercy does not encompass him, he will not be able to enter Paradise. For righteous deeds are among the causes for entering Paradise, but the real cause is the mercy and grace of Allah. Furthermore, this hadith refutes the Mu'tazilah, who say that it is obligatory upon Allah to admit the doer of righteous deeds into Paradise «معاذ اللّٰه وتعالىٰ من ذٰلك علوا كبيرا». Allamah Waheeduz-Zaman writes in [شرح مسلم 3774]:
From this hadith, it is understood that no servant has any power over Allah, Glorious is He, nor does anyone have the right to object before His command, whether he be a prophet or a saint, an angel or anyone else. It is also understood that a servant should not be deluded by his own deeds. When the prophets—especially our Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), who is the leader of the first and the last—did not rely on their own deeds, and relied only on Allah’s grace and mercy, then what reality is there to any ghawth, qutb, wali, or dervish who, because of his deeds, considers himself deserving of Paradise, or thinks he can admit someone else to Paradise? As someone has said:
The pir himself is helpless at the door . . . . . how then can he intercede for the disciple?
