Hadith 3748

حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ مِسْمَارٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَهُ فِي نَفَرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " عَشَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ : أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَعُمَرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَعُثْمَانُ ، وَعَلِيٌّ ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ ، وَطَلْحَةُ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ " ، قَالَ : فَعَدَّ هَؤُلَاءِ التِّسْعَةَ وَسَكَتَ عَنِ الْعَاشِرِ ، فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ : نَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا الْأَعْوَرِ مَنِ الْعَاشِرُ ؟ قَالَ : " نَشَدْتُمُونِي بِاللَّهِ أَبُو الْأَعْوَرِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : أَبُو الْأَعْوَرِ هُوَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ ، وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ : هُوَ أَصَحُّ مِنَ الْحَدِيثِ الْأَوَّلِ .
´Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Humaid:` from his father, that Sa'eed bin Zaid reported to him, while in a group of people, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Ten are in Paradise: Abu Bakr is in Paradise, 'Umar is in Paradise. 'Ali and 'Uthman are in Paradise. Az-Zubair and Talhah, 'Abdur-Rahman, Abu 'Ubaidah and Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas" - He said: "So he counted these nine and was silent concerning the tenth - so the people said: 'We implore you by Allah, O Abu Al-A'war, who is the tenth?' He said: 'You have implored me by Allah. Abu Al-A'war is in Paradise.'" [Abu 'Eisa] said: [Abu Al-A'war] he is Sa'eed bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail. I heard Muhammad saying: "It is more correct than the first Hadith."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3748
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (133)
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ المؤلف (أخرجہ النسائي في الکبری) ( تحفة الأشراف : 4454) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Apart from these narrations, there are many other narrations on this subject present in the books of Sunnah, while in the Book of Allah as well, the praise and commendation of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) has been explicitly mentioned. For example: (And the first forerunners among the Muhajirun and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct—Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.) (: al-Tawbah: 100) Those Muhajirun and Ansar who were foremost (in embracing faith), and those who followed them in the best manner—Allah is pleased with all of them, and they are pleased with Him. Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow; they will abide therein forever. That is the great success.

And (But the Messenger and those who believed with him fought with their wealth and their lives. Those will have the good things, and it is those who are the successful. Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.) (: al-Tawbah: 88-89) But the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and those who believed with him strove with their wealth and their lives; for them are all good things, and they are the successful ones. Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great success.

And in Surah al-Fath: (Certainly Allah was pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquility upon them and rewarded them with a near victory.) (: al-Fath: 18) Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree; He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquility upon them and rewarded them with a near victory.

The discord that occurred among the Companions in later times happened due to their ijtihad (independent reasoning) under human limitations. Allah, the Exalted, is Forgiving towards them.

Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah absolutely do not consider it permissible to make these matters a subject of public discussion.

Radi Allahu anhum wa ardaahum.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4649
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
In this hadith, the glad tidings of Paradise are given regarding nine individuals.
Along with them, the tenth companion is Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah radi Allahu anhu.
These ten personalities are called the ‘Asharah Mubasharah’.
That is, those ten noble companions whom the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam gave the glad tidings of Paradise.
These ten personalities are superior to all other companions.
On some other occasions, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam also gave the glad tidings of Paradise to some other individuals, but their status is not equal to that of the ‘Asharah Mubasharah’.

(2)
Saeed ibn Zayd radi Allahu anhu, out of humility, did not mention his own name.
When he was asked, then he had to mention it.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 133