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Sahih Muslim 2637a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When Allah loves a servant, He calls Gabriel and says: Verily, I so and so; you should also love him, and then Gabriel begins to love him.…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
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حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا أَحَبَّ عَبْدًا دَعَا جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ فُلَانًا فَأَحِبَّهُ (قَالَ) فَيُحِبُّهُ جِبْرِيلُ ثُمَّ يُنَادِي فِي السَّمَاءِ فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ فُلَانًا فَأَحِبُّوهُ. فَيُحِبُّهُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ (قَالَ) ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ لَهُ الْقَبُولُ فِي الأَرْضِ.

وَإِذَا أَبْغَضَ عَبْدًا دَعَا جِبْرِيلَ فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي أُبْغِضُ فُلَانًا فَأَبْغِضْهُ (قَالَ) فَيُبْغِضُهُ جِبْرِيلُ ثُمَّ يُنَادِي فِي أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبْغِضُ فُلَانًا فَأَبْغِضُوهُ (قَالَ) فَيُبْغِضُونَهُ ثُمَّ تُوضَعُ لَهُ الْبَغْضَاءُ فِي الأَرْضِ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When Allah loves a servant, He calls Gabriel and says: Verily, I so and so; you should also love him, and then Gabriel begins to love him. Then he makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves so and so and you also love him, and then the inhabitants of the Heaven (the Angels) also begin to love him and then there is conferred honour upon him in the earth; and when Allah is angry with any servant He calls Gabriel and says: I am angry with such and such and you also become angry with him, and then Gabriel also becomes angry and then makes an announcement amongst the inhabitants of heaven: Verily Allah is angry with so-and so, so you also become angry with him, and thus they also become angry with him. Then he becomes the object of wrath on the earth also.

যুহায়র ইবনু হারব (রহঃ) ..... আয়িশাহ (রাযি.) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, কুরায়শরা জাহিলী যুগে 'আশুরার দিন সিয়াম (রোজা/রোযা) পালন করত। রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-ও এ দিন সওম পালন করতেন। এরপর যখন তিনি মাদীনায় হিজরত করলেন, তখনও তিনি আশুরার সওম পালন করেছেন এবং লোকদেরকেও তা পালন করার নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন। এরপর যখন রমযানের সিয়াম (রোজা/রোযা) কে ফারয (ফরয) করা হলো, তখন যার ইচ্ছা, সে আশুরা সওম পালন করত আর যার ইচ্ছা, সে তা ছেড়ে দিত।

۔ زہیر بن حرب ، جریر ، ہشام بن عروۃ ، سیدہ عائشہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہا سے روایت ہے فرماتی ہیں کہ قریش جاہلیت کے زمانہ میں عاشورہ کے دن روزہ رکھتے تھے ۔ اور رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے بھی جب مدینہ کی طرف ہجرت فرمائی تواپنے صحابہ رضوان اللہ عنھم اجمعین کو بھی اس کا روزہ رکھنے کاحکم فرمایا تو جب رمضان کے روزے فرض کر دیئے گئے تو آ پ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ جو چاہے یوم عاشورہ کا روزہ رکھے اور جو چاہے چھوڑدے ۔

Bize Züheyr b. Harb rivayet etti. (Dediki) Bize Cerir, Hişâm b. Urve'den, o da babasından, o da Âişe (Radiyallahû anha)'dan naklen rivayet etti. Âişe şöyle demiş: «Cahiliyet devrinde Kureyş Aşure günü oruç tutarlardı. O'nu Resûlullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) de tutardı. Medine'ye hicret edince bu orucu yine tuttu ve tutulmasını emir buyurdu. Ramazan ayı(nda oruç) farz kılınınca : — Aşura orucunu isteyen tutar, isteyen terkeder, buyurdular.» » buyurdular

Sahih Muslim 2637a, Book 45, The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship, Hadith 201. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that when Allah loves His believing slave who obeys His commands and avoids His prohibitions, He calls Gabriel: Allah Almighty loves so-and-so, so love him. Then Gabriel, the master of the angels (peace be upon him), loves him and he calls the angels in heaven: Indeed, your Lord loves so-and-so, so love him.

So the inhabitants of heaven love him, and acceptance is established for him in the believers' hearts that feel love, inclination, and contentment toward him. When Allah hates a slave, He calls Gabriel: I hate so-and-so, so hate him, and Gabriel; thus, hates him. Then Gabriel calls the inhabitants of heaven: Indeed, your Lord hates so-and-so, so hate him and they hate him. Then hatred and abhorrence are established for him in the believers' hearts.

What it teaches

  • Abu Muhammad ibn Abi Jamrah said: Giving that command to Gabriel before other angels demonstrates his high rank and esteemed status with Allah Almighty above the rest of the angels.
  • Whomever Allah loves is loved by the inhabitants of heaven and earth, and whomever Allah hates is hated by the inhabitants of heaven and earth.
  • As-Sindi said: His statement (then, acceptance is established for him on earth) does not necessarily imply general or universal acceptance, but rather it is in accordance with the amount of acceptance Allah wills for him on earth, especially considering that the enmity of the wicked toward the righteous is well known.
  • Encouragement to fulfill all types of righteous deeds—both obligatory and supererogatory—and a warning against sins and innovations, as they are likely causes of Allah's displeasure.
  • Ibn Hajar said: From this, it is understood that the love of people's hearts is a sign of Allah's love, and this is supported by what is mentioned regarding funerals: "You are Allah's witnesses on earth."
  • Ibn al-‘Arabi al-Māliki said: What is meant by "the inhabitants of earth" are only those who know him, not those who do not know him and have never heard of him.

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

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Zuhayr ibn HarbTold us, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3Jarir ibn Abd al-HamidTold us, Third generation, died 187 AH
  4. 4Suhayl ibn Abi SalihFrom, Successor, died 138 AH
  5. 5Abu Salih as-SammanFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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