Hadith 2989

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لَا يَقْبَلُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ، فَقَالَ : يَأَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ سورة المؤمنون آية 51 ، وَقَالَ : يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ سورة البقرة آية 172 ، قَالَ : وَذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَغُذِّيَ بِالْحَرَامِ فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لِذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ، وَإِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ مَرْزُوقٍ ، وَأَبُو حَازِمٍ هُوَ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ اسْمُهُ سَلْمَانُ مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ الْأَشْجَعِيَّةِ .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O you people! Indeed Allah is Tayyib (good) and he does not accept but what is good. And indeed Allah ordered the believers with what He ordered the Messengers. He (ﷺ) said: 'O you Messengers! Eat of the good things and do righteous deeds. Verily I am well acquainted with what you do (23:51).' And He said: 'O you who believe! Eat from the good things We have provided you (2:172).' He said: "And he mentioned a man: 'Who is undertaking a long journey, whose hair is dishevelled and he is covered with dust. He raises his hands to the heavens and says: "O Lord! O Lord!" Yet his food is from the unlawful, his drink is from the unlawful, his clothing is from the unlawful, and he was nourished by the unlawful. So how can that be accepted?'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2989
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
O Messengers! Eat of the good things and do righteous deeds. Indeed, I am well aware of what you do. (: al-Mu’minun: 51)

2:
O you who believe! Eat of the pure things We have provided for you, and drink. (: al-Baqarah: 172)

3:
It is understood that among the many conditions for the acceptance of supplication (du'a), one of the conditions is that a person's means of livelihood must be lawful (halal); all things related to eating, drinking, wearing, and covering should be acquired through lawful means. Only then can one hope for the acceptance of supplication.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2989
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Falluwwa:
A young calf,
the foal of a horse.
(2)
Faseel:
A young camel,
the offspring of a camel.
(3)
Qaloos:
A young she-camel.
(4)
Ash'ath:
Disheveled hair.
(5)
Aghbar:
A body covered with dust.
(6)
Ghudhiy:
One who has been raised and nourished.

Benefits and Issues:
(1)
Allah, the Exalted, is pure and free from every defect, deficiency, and weakness; therefore, He accepts only that which is pure. Unlawful and forbidden wealth cannot attain the honor of acceptance in His sight. Thus, giving impure and forbidden wealth in charity is self-deception and fraud, for Allah cannot be deceived. For this reason, Allah, the Exalted, has commanded His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his followers to consume pure wealth and perform good deeds, because only by consuming lawful (halal) sustenance are good deeds praised (and charity is also a good deed, and only one whose wealth is lawful and pure can perform it).
(2)
Allah, the Exalted, is self-sufficient and free of need; He is not in need of charity and alms. He commands man to give charity for his own benefit and betterment, so that on the Day of Resurrection, even a single date that was spent sincerely, with pure intention, and from lawful and appropriate wealth, will be for a person as beneficial as a mountain, or even greater.
(3)
Just as impure and forbidden wealth is not accepted by Allah, likewise, an impure person who has been raised and nourished on forbidden wealth, and who eats, drinks, and wears forbidden wealth, cannot attain the honor of acceptance in the sight of Allah. Such a person cannot hope for the acceptance of his supplication (du'a); for the acceptance of supplication, it is a fundamental condition that one’s earnings be pure and lawful. If, apparently, someone’s supplication is accepted as a form of istidraj (gradual respite), then this is by the will of Allah, and its basis is His wisdom.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2346