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Sahih al-Bukhari 5673

I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, “The good deeds of any person will not make him enter Paradise.” (i.e., None can enter Paradise through his good deeds.) They (the…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَنْ يُدْخِلَ أَحَدًا عَمَلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ». قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «لَا، وَلَا أَنَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ بِفَضْلٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَلَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِمَّا مُحْسِنًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ خَيْرًا، وَإِمَّا مُسِيئًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَعْتِبَ»

I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, “The good deeds of any person will not make him enter Paradise.” (i.e., None can enter Paradise through his good deeds.) They (the Prophet’s companions) said, ‘Not even you, O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)?’

He said, “Not even myself, unless Allah bestows His favor and mercy on me.” So be moderate in your religious deeds and do the deeds that are within your ability: and none of you should wish for death, for if he is a good doer, he may increase his good deeds, and if he is an evil doer, he may repent to Allah.

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) বলেন, আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-কে বলতে শুনেছিঃ তোমাদের কোন ব্যক্তিকে তার নেক ‘আমল জান্নাতে প্রবেশ করাতে পারবে না। লোকজন প্রশ্ন করলঃ হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! আপনাকেও নয়?

তিনি বললেনঃ আমাকেও নয়, যতক্ষণ পর্যন্ত আল্লাহ আমাকে তাঁর করুণা ও দয়া দিয়ে আবৃত না করেন। কাজেই মধ্যমপন্থা গ্রহণ কর এবং নৈকট্য লাভের চেষ্টা চালিয়ে যাও। আর তোমাদের মধ্যে কেউ যেন মৃত্যু কামনা না করে। কেননা, সে ভাল লোক হলে (বয়স দ্বারা) তার নেক ‘আমল বৃদ্ধি হতে পারে। আর খারাপ লোক হলে সে তওবা করার সুযোগ পাবে। [৩৯]

ہم سے ابوالیمان نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم کو شعیب نے خبر دی، ان سے زہری نے بیان کیا، کہا ہمیں عبدالرحمٰن بن عوف رضی اللہ عنہ کے غلام ابوعبیدہ نے خبر دی اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سنا، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کسی شخص کا عمل اسے جنت میں داخل نہیں کر سکے گا۔

صحابہ کرام رضی اللہ عنہم نے عرض کیا: یا رسول اللہ! آپ کا بھی نہیں؟ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا نہیں، میرا بھی نہیں، سوا اس کے کہ اللہ اپنے فضل و رحمت سے مجھے نوازے اس لیے ( عمل میں ) میانہ روی اختیار کرو اور قریب قریب چلو اور تم میں کوئی شخص موت کی تمنا نہ کرے کیونکہ یا وہ نیک ہو گا تو امید ہے کہ اس کے اعمال میں اور اضافہ ہو جائے اور اگر وہ برا ہے تو ممکن ہے وہ توبہ ہی کرے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Al Yaman] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Syu'aib] dari [Az Zuhri] dia berkata; telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Abu 'Ubaid] bekas budak Abdurrahman bin Auf bahwa [Abu Hurairah] berkata; saya mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Tidak ada seorang pun yang masuk surga karena amalannya."

Para sahabat bertanya; "Begitu juga dengan engkau wahai Rasulullah?" beliau bersabda: "tidak juga dengan diriku, kecuali bila Allah melimpahkan karunia dan rahmat-Nya padaku, oleh karena itu berlaku luruslah dan bertaqarublah dan janganlah salah seorang dari kalian mengharapkan kematian, jika dia orang baik semoga saja bisa menambah amal kebaikannya, dan jika dia orang yang buruk (akhlaknya) semoga bisa menjadikannya dia bertaubat

Ebu Hureyre'den, dedi ki: "Rasulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'i şöyle buyururken dinledim: Hiç kimseyi kendi ameli cennete sokmaz. Ashab: Sen de buna dahil misin ey Allah'ın Rasulü, dediler. O: Allah'ın beni bir lütuf ve bir rahmete daldırması hali müstesna, evet ben de buna dahilim. Binaenaleyh doğruyu araştırıp, doğru işleyiniz.

Allah'a yakınlaşmaya çalışınız ve hiçbiriniz sakın ölümü temenni etmesin. Çünkü (hayatta kalırsa) ya ihsan edici birisidir, belki daha çok hayır elde eder ya kötülük iş]eyen birisidir, tevbe etmesi umulur, buyurdu

Sahih al-Bukhari 5673, Book 75, Patients, Hadith 33. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) urges the Companions to offer good deeds and fear Allah as much as they can, with neither extremism nor negligence, and to intend what is right by their deeds through being fully sincere to Allah and complying with the Sunnah so their deeds would be accepted and would be a cause for bestowing mercy upon them. Then he informed them that none of them would be saved by his deeds alone; rather, there must be Allah's mercy. They said: O Messenger of Allah, not even you would be saved by your deeds despite their great significance? He said: Not even me unless Allah conceals me by virtue of His mercy.

What it teaches

  • An-Nawawi said: (Pursue the right course and be as close to it as possible): seek the right path and act upon it, but if you are unable to do so, then be as close to it as possible, i.e., keep close to it. The right course: the sound path, which lies in the middle between exessiveness and negligence, so neither go to extreme nor be negligent.
  • Ibn Bāz said: Righteous deeds are the cause of entering Paradise just as evil deeds are the cause of entering Hellfire. The Hadīth shows that their admittance to Paradise is not guaranteed because of their deeds alone; rather, this must be joined with the pardon and mercy of Allah Almighty. So they entered Paradise via their deeds, but this has been affirmed by Allah's mercy, pardon, and forgiveness.
  • One should not be proud or amazed by his deeds, no matter what level it reaches, because the right of Allah is greater than his deeds. Rather, one must combine fear and hope all together.
  • Allah's favor and mercy upon His slaves are far broader than their deeds.
  • Righteous deeds are a cause for entering Paradise, but attaining it is only through the favor and mercy of Allah.
  • Al-Kirmāni said: "If all people do not enter Paradise except by Allah's mercy, then the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) is particularly mentioned here to prove that although he will definitely enter Paradise and he will still not enter it except by Allah's mercy, then this applies to others with greater reason."
  • An-Nawawi said: Regarding the meaning of Allah's statement: {Enter Paradise for what you used to do.} [Surat an-Nahl: 32], {That is Paradise, which you will inherit for what you used to do.} [Surat az-Zukhruf: 72] and the like of these verses denoting that deeds are a means of entering Paradise, they do not contradict these Hadīths. Rather, such verses mean that deeds are a means of entering Paradise; however, guidance to such deeds, adopting sincerity in performing them, and their acceptance are all attained by Allah's mercy and favor. Hence, it is true that one does not enter Paradise by his deeds merely, which is the indication of the Hadīths, and it is also true that he enters it by his deeds, i.e., because of them, which is a sign of Allah's mercy.
  • Ibn Al-Jawzi said: This leads to four possibilities. First: Guidance to perform good deeds is from Allah's mercy, and had it not been for Allah's prior mercy, one would not have attained the faith or obedience that results in salvation. Second: The slave's benefits are for his Master; thus, his deeds are due to His Lord, and no matter how great the reward He bestows upon him is, it indicates His grace. Third: It is mentioned in some Hadīths that the act of entering Paradise itself is by virtue of Allah's mercy, but determining the degree therein depends on deeds. Fourth: Acts of obedience are performed in a brief time; however, the reward is endless. So, when an eternal blessing is given as a reward for something transient, this indicates Allah's favor rather than giving one compensation for his deeds.
  • Ar-Rāfi‘i said: One should not rely upon his good deeds when seeking salvation and high ranks because he acted only by virtue of success from Allah and was able to avoid sins only through Allah's protection. So, all of this occurs with Allah's favor and mercy.

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

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abu al-Yaman al-Hakam ibn NafiTold us, Fourth generation, died 221 AH
  3. 3Shuayb ibn Abi HamzahInformed us, Third generation, died 162 AH
  4. 4Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  5. 5Sad ibn UbaydInformed me, Successor, died 98 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahThat, Companion, died 57 AH

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