سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب البر والصلة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشُّكْرِ لِمَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَChapter: What Has Been Related About Being Grateful To The One Who Was Kind To You
Hadith 1954
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ لَا يَشْكُرُ النَّاسَ لَا يَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ " ، قَالَ : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said :` "Whoever is not grateful to the people, he is not grateful to Allah."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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That is, whoever does not show gratitude to Allah’s servants for any blessing received through them—even though Allah has commanded this—then how can it be expected that such a person will be grateful to Allah? Or its meaning is that Allah, the Exalted, will not accept a servant’s gratitude for the favor which Allah has bestowed upon him until the servant expresses gratitude for the favors of people.
1:
That is, whoever does not show gratitude to Allah’s servants for any blessing received through them—even though Allah has commanded this—then how can it be expected that such a person will be grateful to Allah? Or its meaning is that Allah, the Exalted, will not accept a servant’s gratitude for the favor which Allah has bestowed upon him until the servant expresses gratitude for the favors of people.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1954
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Expressing gratitude for people’s good conduct and kindness is evidence of a person’s good character.
Whereas gratitude to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is a part of worship and servitude.
The kindness that people show you is, in reality, done only by the disposition of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; therefore, true gratitude is the exclusive right of the Lord, Exalted is He.
However, by nature, expressing appreciation to people for their kindness is also necessarily legislated and a Sunnah.
Expressing gratitude for people’s good conduct and kindness is evidence of a person’s good character.
Whereas gratitude to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is a part of worship and servitude.
The kindness that people show you is, in reality, done only by the disposition of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; therefore, true gratitude is the exclusive right of the Lord, Exalted is He.
However, by nature, expressing appreciation to people for their kindness is also necessarily legislated and a Sunnah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4811
