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Sunan Ibn Majah 3973

“I was with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on a journey. One morning I drew close to him when we were on the move and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action that will…

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْعَدَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ

قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَصْبَحْتُ يَوْمًا قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ وَنَحْنُ نَسِيرُ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ وَيُبَاعِدُنِي مِنَ النَّارِ.

قَالَ: «لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ عَظِيمًا وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسِيرٌ عَلَى مَنْ يَسَّرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ لَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ وَتَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ».

ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَلَا أُدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ الْخَطِيئَةَ كَمَا يُطْفِئُ النَّارَ الْمَاءُ وَصَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ». ثُمَّ قَرَأَ «تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ» حَتَّى بَلَغَ «جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِرَأْسِ الأَمْرِ وَعَمُودِهِ وَذُرْوَةِ سَنَامِهِ الْجِهَادُ».

ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِمِلَاكِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ». قُلْتُ: بَلَى. فَأَخَذَ بِلِسَانِهِ فَقَالَ: «تَكُفُّ عَلَيْكَ هَذَا». قُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّا لَمُؤَاخَذُونَ بِمَا نَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ قَالَ: «ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ يَا مُعَاذُ وَهَلْ يَكُبُّ النَّاسَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ فِي النَّارِ إِلاَّ حَصَائِدُ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ»

“I was with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on a journey. One morning I drew close to him when we were on the move and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action that will gain me admittance to Paradise and keep me far away from Hell.’

He said: ‘You have asked for something great, but it is easy for the one for whom Allah makes it easy. Worship Allah and do not associate anything in worship with Him, establish prayer, pay charity, fast Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the House.’

Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the means of goodness? Fasting is a shield, and charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and a man’s prayer in the middle of the night.’ Then he recited: ‘Their sides forsake their beds’ until he reached: ‘As a reward for what they used to do.’(As-Sajdah 32:16-17) Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the head of the matter, and its pillar and pinnacle?

(It is) Jihad.’ Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the basis of all that?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He took hold of his tongue then said: ‘Restrain this.’ I said: ‘O Prophet of Allah, will we be brought to account for what we say?’

He said: ‘May your mother not found you, O Muadh! Are people thrown onto their faces in Hell for anything other than the harvest of their tongues?’”

মুআয ইবনে জাবাল (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি এক সফরে নবী রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম -এর সাথে ছিলাম। একদিন ভোরবেলা আমি তাঁর সাথে পথ অতিক্রমকালে তাঁকে বললাম, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! আমাকে এমন একটি কাজের কথা বলে দিন, যা আমাকে জান্নাতে প্রবেশ করাবে এবং জাহান্নাম থেকে দূরে রাখবে।

তিনি বলেনঃ তুমি এক কঠিন প্রশ্ন করলে। তবে বিষয়টি যার জন্য আল্লাহ সহজ করেন তার জন্য সহজ। তুমি আল্লাহর ইবাদত করো, তাঁর সাথে অন্য কিছু শরীক করবে না। নামায কায়েম করো, যাকাত দাও, রমযান মাসের রোযা রাখো এবং আল্লাহর ঘরের হজ্জ করো।

অতঃপর তিনি বলেনঃ আমি কি তোমাকে কল্যাণের পথসমূহ বলে দিবো না? (তাহলো) রোযা ঢালস্বরূপ, যাকাত পাপরাশি মুছে দেয়, যেমন পানি আগুন নিভিয়ে দেয় এবং মানুষের গভীর রাতের নামায। অতঃপর তিনি তিলাওয়াত করেনঃ ‘‘তারা শয্যা ত্যাগ করে তাদের প্রতিপালককে ডাকে আশা ও ভয়ে এবং আমি তাদেরকে সে জীবনোপকরণ দান করেছি, তা থেকে তারা খরচ করে।

কেউই জানে না তাদের জন্য নয়ন প্রীতিকর কি লুকায়িত রাখা হয়েছে, তাদের কৃতকর্মের পুরস্কার স্বরূপ’’ (সূরা আস-সাজদাঃ ১৬-১৭)। অতঃপর তিনি বলেনঃ আমি কি তোমাকে কাজের মূল, তার স্বম্ভ ও শীর্ষ চূড়া সম্পর্কে অবহিত করবো না? তা হলো জিহাদ।

তারপর তিনি বলেনঃ আমি কি তোমাকে এই সব কাজের নির্যাস সম্পর্কে অবহিত করবো না? আমি বললাম, হাঁ। তিনি তাঁর জিহবাধরে বলেনঃ তুমি এটা সংযত রাখো। আমি বললাম, হে আল্লাহর নবী! আমরা যা কিছু বলি সেজন্য কি পাকড়াও হবো?

তিনি বলেনঃ হে মুআয! তোমার মা তোমার জন্য কাঁদুক। মানুষ তো তার অসংযত কথাবার্তার কারণেই অধোমুখে জাহান্নামে নিক্ষিপ্ত হবে।

معاذ بن جبل رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ میں ایک سفر میں نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ساتھ تھا، ایک دن میں صبح کو آپ سے قریب ہوا، اور ہم چل رہے تھے، میں نے عرض کیا: اللہ کے رسول! آپ مجھے کوئی عمل بتائیے جو مجھے جنت میں داخل کر دے، اور جہنم سے دور رکھے، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: تم نے ایک بہت بڑی چیز کا سوال کیا ہے، اور بیشک یہ عمل اس شخص کے لیے آسان ہے جس کے لیے اللہ تعالیٰ آسان کر دے، تم اللہ تعالیٰ کی عبادت کرو، اس کے ساتھ کسی کو شریک مت کرو، نماز قائم کرو، زکاۃ دو، رمضان کے روزے رکھو اور بیت اللہ کا حج کرو ، پھر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: کیا میں تمہیں بھلائی کے دروازے نہ بتاؤں؟

روزہ ڈھال ہے، صدقہ گناہوں کو ایسے ہی مٹاتا ہے جیسے پانی آگ کو بجھاتا ہے، اور آدھی رات میں آدمی کا نماز ( تہجد ) ادا کرنا ، پھر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے یہ آیت:«تتجافى جنوبهم عن المضاجع» ( سورة السجدة: 16 ) تلاوت فرمائی یہاں تک کہ «جزاء بما كانوا يعملون» تک پہنچے، پھر فرمایا: کیا میں تمہیں دین کی اصل، اس کا ستون اور اس کی چوٹی نہ بتا دوں؟

وہ اللہ کی راہ میں جہاد ہے ، پھر فرمایا: کیا ان تمام باتوں کا جس چیز پر دارومدار ہے وہ نہ بتا دوں ؟ میں نے عرض کیا: جی ہاں ضرور بتائیے، تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اپنی زبان مبارک پکڑی اور فرمایا: اسے اپنے قابو میں رکھو ، میں نے عرض کیا: اللہ کے نبی!

کیا ہم جو بولتے ہیں اس پر بھی ہماری پکڑ ہو گی؟، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: معاذ! تیری ماں تجھ پر روئے! لوگ اپنی زبانوں کی کارستانیوں کی وجہ سے ہی اوندھے منہ جہنم میں ڈالے جائیں گے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Abu 'Umar Al 'Adani] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdullah bin Mu'adz] dari [Ma'mar] dari ['Ashim bin Abu An Nujud] dari [Abu Wa`il] dari [Mu'adz bin Jabal] dia berkata, "Aku bersama Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam di suatu perjalanan, hingga di suatu pagi aku berada di sisi beliau.

Saat berjalan aku berkata kepada beliau, "Wahai Rasulullah, kabarkanlah kepadaku amalan yang dapat memasukkan aku ke dalam surga dan menjauhkan aku dari neraka?" Beliau menjawab: "Sungguh, kamu telah menanyakan suatu perkara yang sangat besar (bagus) padahal itu sebenarnya sangat mudah bagi orang yang Allah mudahkan; yaitu kamu menyembah Allah dan jangan menyekutukannya dengan sesuatupun, menegakkan shalat, menunaikan zakat, berpuasa di bulan Ramadan dan menunaikan iabdah haji."

Kemudian beliau bersabda: "Maukah aku tunjukkan kepadamu pintu-pintu kebaikan? Puasa adalah perisai dan sedekah dapat memadamkan kesalahan sebagaimana air dapat memadamkan api, dan shalatnya seseorang di tengah malam." Lalu beliau membaca: '(Lambung mereka jauh dari tempat tidurny...) ' sampai pada bagian ayat '(sebagai balasan terhadap apa yang telah mereka kerjakan) ' (Qs. As Sajadah: 16-18).

Kemudian beliau melanjutkan: "Maukah aku beritahukan kepadamu pokok perkara, tiang-tiangnya dan puncak tertinggi segala urusan? Itu adalah jihad." Kemudian beliau bersabda: "Maukah aku beritahukan kepadamu tentang orang yang memiliki semua itu?"

aku menjawab, "Tentu." Beliau lalu memegang lidahnya dan bersabda: "Kamu harus menahan ini dari dirimu." Aku berkata, "Wahai Nabi Allah, apakah kami akan diproses dengan ap yang kami ucapan ini?"

Beliau bersabda: "Sungguh kebangetan kamu wahai Mu'adz, tidaklah muka-muka manusia disungkurkan ke dalam api neraka melainkan karena hasil perbuatan lidah-lidah mereka

Muaz bin Cebel (r.a.)dan; şöyle demigtir: Ben bir yolculukta Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in beraberinde idim. Bir gun yolda seyir halinde iken ben O'nun yakınında bulundum ve: Ya Resulallah! Beni cennete dahil edecek ve cehennemden uzaklaştıracak bir amel'i bana bildir, diye ricada bulundum. O: «Sen cidden büyük bir şey istedin ve şüphesiz o şey, Allah'ın muvaffak kıldıgı kimseye kuşkusuz kolaydır: Allah'a kulluk ederek O'na hiç bir şeyi ortak koşmazsın, namazı dosdoğru eda edersin, zekatı ödersin, Ramazan orucunu tutarsın ve Ka'be'yi hac edersin,» buyurdu.

Sonra: Dikkat et, sana hayır kapılarını gösteriyorum: Oruç (günahlara -azaba karşı) bir kalkandır. Sadaka da suyun ateşi söndürdüğü gibi günah'ın alevin)i söndürür ve Adam'ın gece ortasında namazı (salih mu'minlerin sembolüdür).»

buyurdu. Sonra: ............ ayetini ve devammi;.......... a varıncaya kadar okudu. Meali şöyledir: Onların yanları yataklardan uzaklaşır, korku ve ümid içinde Rablerine dua ederler ve kendilerine verdiğimiz rızıklardan hayıra sarfederler. Şimdi hiç kimse kendileri için, yaptıklarına karşılık gözler aydınlığı olacak şeylerden neler gizlenmiş olduğunu bilemez.

[Secde: 16, 17] Dana sonra Resul-i Ekrem (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem): «Bilmiş ol ki sana işin başını, direğini ve zirvesini haber veriyorum: (O da) cihaddir,» buyurdu. Bundan sonra: «Şu anlattığimın hepsine sahip olmanın dönüm noktasını sana haber vermeyeyim mi?»

buyurdu. Ben: Haber ver, dedim, Bunun üzerine O, (mübarek) dilini eliyle tuttu ve sonra: «Şunu aleyhinde (bulunmaktan) men edeceksin,» buyurdu. Ben: Ya Nebiyyallah! Biz konuştuğumuz şeylerden dolayı gerçekten sorumlu tutulur (mu)yuz? dedim. O: «Bu işten ğafletine şaşarım Ya Muaz. Dillerinin biçtikleri (faydasız sözleri) nden başka bir şey insanları başları aşağı cehennem'e düşürür mü?» buyurdu

Sunan Ibn Majah 3973, Book 36, Tribulations, Hadith 48. 1 min read

What it means

Mu‘ādh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was on a journey in the company of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). One morning, I was close to him when we were on the move, so I said: O Messenger of Allah, inform me of a deed that admits me to Paradise and keeps me far from Hellfire.

He said: You have asked me about a deed that is hard for people to perform, but it is, indeed, easy and simple for whomever Allah makes it easy. Perform the obligations of Islam. First: Worship Allah alone and do not associate anything with Him. Second: Establish the five obligatory prayers every day and night, namely Fajr, Zhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, and ''Ishā'—along with observing their conditions, pillars, and obligatory acts. Third: Pay the obligatory Zakah, which is an obligatory financial act of worship due on every type of property that has reached the limit prescribed by the Shariah,

and it is to be given to those entitled to it. Fourth: Fast Ramadan, which is abstaining from food, drink, and other fast invalidators as a form of worship from the break of dawn to sunset. Fifth: Make Hajj to the House by heading for Makkah to perform the rituals as a means of worshiping Allah Almighty. Then he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I inform you of the path leading to the gates of goodness?

Follow these obligations with voluntary acts of worship. First: Voluntary fast, which prevents from falling into sins by breaking the lust and enfeebling the power. Second: Voluntary charity extinguishes the sin after being committed, eliminates it, and erases its traces. Third: Tahjjud prayer during the last third of the night, then he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) recited Allah's statement: {They forsake their beds}, i.e., they leave their beds {invoking their Lord} in prayer, Dhikr, recitation of the Qur’an, and supplication {with fear and hope, and spend out of what We have provided for them.

No soul knows what delights are kept hidden for them}, i.e., the bliss that will provide them with ultimate comfort on the Day of Judgment and in Paradise {as a reward for what they used to do.} Then he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I inform you of the essence of the religion, its pillar upon which it is founded, and its peak? Mu‘ādh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: The head of the matter is: Islam, i.e., the two testimonies of faith by which one attains the essence of the religion.

Its pillar is: the prayer, since there is no Islam without prayer as there is no house without a pillar. So, whoever prays, his religion is enhanced and elevated. Its peak and climax are attained through Jihad and the exertion of effort in fighting against the enemies of the religion to make the word of Allah supreme. Then he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I tell you what controls and perfects the aforementioned?

He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of his tongue and said: Control this and do not speak about what does not concern you. Mu‘ādh said: Does our Lord hold us accountable and responsible and punish us for what we speak?! He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: May your mother lose you! This is not meant as a supplication against him; rather, it is one of the Arabs' common expressions that is meant to draw attention to something that one is supposed to be aware of and to know.

Then he said: What else can cast people and throw them on their faces in Hellfire other than the harvest of their tongues speaking words of disbelief, accusing of immorality, insult, backbiting, talebearing, false accusation, etc.?!

What it teaches

  • The Companions' keenness on acquiring knowledge; hence, they used to ask the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) frequently about it.
  • The Companions' good understanding of the religion, as they knew that deeds are a means of entering Paradise.
  • The question posed by Mu‘ādh (may Allah be pleased with him) is of great significance because it is in reality the secret of life and existence. The goal of every existent being in this world from mankind or the jinn is either Paradise or Hellfire, and this is the reason why such a question has great significance.
  • Admittance to Paradise is contingent on fulfilling the five pillars of Islam, which are: the two testimonies of faith, prayer, Zakah, fasting, and Hajj.
  • The head of the religion, the most precious mission, and the most important duty is belief in the oneness of Allah by worshiping Him alone with no partner.
  • As a token of Allah's mercy towards His slaves, He opened for them the gates of goodness to take provision from the causes leading to rewards and forgiveness of sins.
  • The merit of drawing closer to Allah by performing voluntary acts of worship after performing the obligatory ones.
  • Prayer, in relation to Islam, is like the pillar upon which a tent is set up, and without prayer, there is no Islam just as a tent collapses with the collapse of its pillar.
  • It is obligatory to restrain the tongue from whatever negatively affects man's religion.
  • Restraining, controlling, and curbing the tongue is the basis of all goodness.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2Ibn Abi Umar al-AdaniTold us, Fourth generation, died 243 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn MuadhTold us, Third generation, died 181 AH
  4. 4Mamar ibn RashidFrom, Third generation, died 150 AH
  5. 5Asim ibn Abi an-NajudFrom, Successor, died 127 AH
  6. 6Abu Wail Shaqiq ibn SalamahFrom, Successor, died 82 AH
  7. 7Muadh ibn JabalFrom, Companion, died 17 AH

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