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Sahih Muslim 2639a

A desert Arab said to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): When would be the Last Hour? The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: What preparation have you made for…

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا». قَالَ حُبَّ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ. قَالَ: «أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ»

A desert Arab said to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): When would be the Last Hour? The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: What preparation have you made for that? Thereupon he said: The love of Allah and of His Messenger (that is my preparation for the Last Hour) (for the Day of Resurrection). Thereupon he (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) said: You would be along with one whom you love.

আমর আন নাকিদ (রহঃ) ..... আয়িশাহ (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত যে, জাহিলী যুগে আশূরার দিন সওম পালন করা হত। এরপর যখন ইসলামের আবির্ভাব হল, তখন যার ইচ্ছা সে এদিন সওম পালন করত, আর যার ইচ্ছা সে তা ছেড়ে দিত।

عمرو ناقد ، سفیان ، زہری ، عروۃ ، سیدہ عائشہ صدیقہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہا سے روایت ہے کہ عاشورہ کے دن جاہلیت کے زمانہ میں روزہ رکھا جاتاتھا تو جب اسلام آیا کہ جوچاہے اس کا روزہ رکھے اور جو چاہے چھوڑ دے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepadaku [Amru An Naqid] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sufyan] dari [Az Zuhri] dari [Urwah] dari [Aisyah] radliallahu 'anha, bahwa pada hari 'Asyura` di masa Jahiliyah orang-orang Quraisy berpuasa. Maka ketika Islam datang, pada hari 'Asyura siapa pun boleh berpuasa dan juga boleh meninggalkannya

{…} Bana Amru'n-Nâkıd rivayet etti. (Dediki) Bize Sufyan, Zühri'den, o da Urve'den o da Aişe (Radiyallahu anha)'den naklen rivayet eyledi ki, Cahiliyet devrinde aşura günü oruç tutulurmuş. İslâmiyet gelince onu isteyen tutmuş isteyen terketmiş

Sahih Muslim 2639a, Book 45, The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship, Hadith 206. 1 min read

What it means

A Bedouin man, among the dwellers of the desert, asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about the time of the Hour. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: What righteous deeds have you prepared for it? The questioner said: I have not prepared much deeds for it, except that I love Allah and His Messenger.

He did not mention any other act of worship, be it by the heart, body, or property, for these are all branches of love dependent on it, and because true love motivates a person to strive to do righteous deeds. Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: You will be with whom you love in Paradise. The Prophet's Companions greatly rejoiced at this good news. Then, Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) informed that he loved the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr and ‘Umar and hoped he would be with them, even though his deeds were not like their deeds.

What it teaches

  • The Hadīth demonstrates the Prophet's wisdom through his reply to the questioner. He guided him to what concerns him and helps him attain salvation, namely to get prepared for the Hereafter by beneficial and pious deeds.
  • Allah Almighty has kept knowledge of the Hour hidden from the people so that everyone will always be ready and prepared for meeting Allah.
  • It highlights the merit of loving Allah and His Messenger and the righteous believers and warns of loving the polytheists.
  • The Prophet's statement "You will be with whom you love" does not mean that they will be equal in rank and status. The meaning is that they will be in Paradise and able to see each other, even if the distance between them is great.
  • The Hadīth directs a Muslim to preoccupy himself with things that are better and more beneficial for him and refrain from asking about things that bring him no benefit.

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. 2Abdullah ibn Maslamah al-QanabiTold us, Third generation, died 220 AH
  3. 3Malik ibn AnasTold us, Third generation, died 178 AH
  4. 4Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi TalhahFrom, Successor, died 130 AH
  5. 5Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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