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MUHAMMAD’S TEACHINGS TO MANKIND

ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY

“ Abū-Umayyah ash-Sha'bānī said, "I asked Abū-Tha‘labah al-Khushanī about the interpretation of the verse: 'O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided.'" (5 [al-Mā'idah]: 105) He replied, "By God, you have certainly asked someone who is well-acquainted [with its interpretation], for I asked the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, about it (1) and he said, 'Rather, promote the good and ward off evil amongst each other. Once you see stinginess obeyed, whims followed, worldly life favored, and one's opinions acclaimed, then, preserve yourself and leave the common people. For indeed, ahead of you are days in which exercising patience will be like grasping live coal tightly in one's hand. The one who performs righteous deeds then will have the reward of fifty people performing your deeds.'" 'Abdullāh Ibnul-Mubārak (one of the narrators of the ḥadīth) related that it was asked, "Messenger of God, the reward of fifty of us or fifty of them?" He replied, "No. Rather, it is the reward of fifty of you." Footnotes: (1) Apparently, the verse seems to urge Muslims to be solely concerned with themselves instead of engaging in promoting the good and warding off evil. Therefore the Companion asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, for further clarification. ”

ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY

“ Abū-Umayyah ash-Sha'bānī said, "I asked Abū-Tha‘labah al-Khushanī about the interpretation of the verse: 'O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided.'" (5 [al-Mā'idah]: 105) He replied, "By God, you have certainly asked someone who is well-acquainted [with its interpretation], for I asked the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, about it (1) and he said, 'Rather, promote the good and ward off evil amongst each other. Once you see stinginess obeyed, whims followed, worldly life favored, and one's opinions acclaimed, then, preserve yourself and leave the common people. For indeed, ahead of you are days in which exercising patience will be like grasping live coal tightly in one's hand. The one who performs righteous deeds then will have the reward of fifty people performing your deeds.'" 'Abdullāh Ibnul-Mubārak (one of the narrators of the ḥadīth) related that it was asked, "Messenger of God, the reward of fifty of us or fifty of them?" He replied, "No. Rather, it is the reward of fifty of you." Footnotes: (1) Apparently, the verse seems to urge Muslims to be solely concerned with themselves instead of engaging in promoting the good and warding off evil. Therefore the Companion asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, for further clarification. ”

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Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الزهد باب منه [ من طال عمره وحسن عمله ]

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِىٍّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِى بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ. قَالَ فَأَىُّ النَّاسِ شَرٌّ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ وَسَاءَ عَمَلُهُ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

A man asked, "Messenger of God, who are the best of people?" He replied, "Those who live long and do good deeds." [The man] asked, "Then who are the worst of people?" He, peace and blessings of God be upon him, replied, "Those who live long and do bad deeds." Click on ḥadīth to read more

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