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Sahih Muslim 1015

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: O people, Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers…

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وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لَا يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ فَقَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ» وَقَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ».

ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَغُذِيَ بِالْحَرَامِ فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لِذَلِكَ

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: O people, Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying: “O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what you do” (xxiii. 51).

And He said: “O those who believe, eat of the good things that We gave you” (ii. 172). He then made a mention of a person who travels widely, his hair disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): “O Lord, O Lord,” whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?

শাইবান ইবনু ফাররূখ (রহঃ) ..... আবূ সাঈদ আল খুদরী (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম যুহরের প্রথম দুরাকাআতে ত্রিশ আয়াত পরিমাণ পাঠ করতেন এবং শেষের দুরাকাআতের প্রতি রাকাআতে পনের আয়াত পরিমাণ পাঠ করতেন। অথবা (রাবীর সন্দেহ) তিনি (আবূ সাঈদ) বলেছেন, এর অর্ধেক পরিমাণ। তিনি ‘আসরের প্রথম দু'রাকাআতের প্রতি রাকাআতে পনের আয়াত পরিমাণ পাঠ করতেন এবং শেষের দু'রাকাআতে এর অর্ধেক পরিমাণ পাঠ করতেন।

۔ ابو عوانہ نے منصور سے باقی ماندہ سابقہ سند سے حضرت ابو سعید خدری ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے روایت کی کہ نبی اکرمﷺ ظہر کی نماز میں پہلی دو رکعتوں میں سے ہر رکعت میں تیس آیات کے بقدر قراءت فرماتے تھے اور آخری دو میں پندرہ آیتوں کے بقدر یا یہ کہا : اس ( پہلی دو ) سے نصف ۔

اور عصر کی پہلی دو رکعتوں میں سے ہر رکعت میں پندرہ آیتوں کے برابر اور آخری دو میں اس سے نصف ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Syaiban bin Farrukh] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu 'Awanah] dari [Manshur] dari [al-Walid Abi Bisyr] dari [Abu ash-Shiddiq an-Naji] dari [Abu Sa'id al-Khudri] "Bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dahulu membaca dua rakaat pertama dari shalat zhuhur; pada setiap rakaat kira-kira tiga puluh ayat, dan pada dua rakaat berikutnya kira-kira lima belas ayat -atau dia mengatakan setengah dari hal tersebut-.

Sedangkan dua rakaat pertama dari shalat ashar; maka pada setiap rakaat sekedar bacaan lima belas ayat dan pada dua rakaat lainnya sekedar setengah dari hal tersebut

……… Ebu Bekir kendi rivayetinde «Elif lâm mim tenzil» i zikretmedi de «Otuz âyet kadar» dedi. İzah 454 te

Sahih Muslim 1015, Book 12, The Book of Zakat, Hadith 83. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that Allah is Good, Holy, Exalted far above deficiencies and shortcomings, and possesses the attributes of perfection. He accepts only the deeds, statements, and beliefs that are good, i.e., those that are sincerely devoted to Allah and that comply with the Prophet's guidance.

No attempt should be made to get closer to Allah except through this. One of the greatest means to make the believer's deeds good is to eat good and lawfully earned food, and this, consequently, purifies his deeds. For this reason, Allah has commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers about consuming what is lawful and offering righteous deeds, as He says: {O messengers, eat from the lawful things and act righteously, for I am All-Knowing of what you do.} [Surat al-Mu’minūn: 51]  And He says: {O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided for you.} [Surat al-Baqarah: 172] Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) warned against consuming what is unlawful,

which invalidates deeds and makes them unacceptable despite utilizing the apparent means of acceptance, such as: First: Traveling for a long period to perform acts of obedience like Hajj, Jihad, maintaining kinship ties, etc. Second: Having disheveled hair because of not combing it, with the changed color of his skin and clothes because of dust, so, he is helpless. Third: Raising his hands to the sky in supplication. Fourth: Imploring Allah with His names persistently: O Lord, O Lord! Despite the existence of all these means of answering the supplication, he receives no response because his food, drink, and clothes are unlawful, and he is nourished by the unlawful.

It is very unlikely for someone with such a description to have his supplication answered, and how could it be answered?!

What it teaches

  • Allah Almighty is perfect in His essence, attributes, actions, and rulings.
  • We are commanded to sincerely devote our deeds to Allah Almighty and to follow the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
  • Using encouraging methods, as the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has commanded the believers with what he commanded the messengers." So, when the believer realizes that the messengers were commanded to do such things, he becomes motivated and encouraged to comply.
  • Consuming what is unlawful is one of the reasons for not answering supplications.
  • The means of answering supplications include five things: 1. Going on long journeys, given the state of despondency, which is one of the major reasons for having a supplication answered. 2. The state of dire need. 3. Stretching the hands toward the sky. 4. Invoking Allah persistently by mentioning His Lordship repeatedly, as it is one of the greatest means of seeking a response for supplications. 5. Eating and drinking what is lawful.
  • Consuming that which is good and lawful is among the means that help one perform righteous deeds.
  • Al-Qādi said: Good is the opposite of evil. When "good" is used to describe Allah Almighty, it means that He is exalted and extolled far above deficiencies and shortcomings. However, when "good" is used as a general description of the slave, it means that he is free of vices and evil deeds and possesses the opposite of that. When "good,"  on the other hand, is used to describe properties, it means that such properties are lawful and of the best type.

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. 2Abu Kurayb Muhammad ibn al-AlaTold me, Fourth generation, died 248 AH
  3. 3Abu Usamah Hammad ibn UsamahTold us, Third generation, died 200 AH
  4. 4Fudayl ibn MarzuqTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Adi ibn ThabitTold me, Successor, died 115 AH
  6. 6SalmanFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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