Sahih Muslim 14a

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ

قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ أَعْمَلُهُ يُدْنِينِي مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَيُبَاعِدُنِي مِنَ النَّارِ.

قَالَ: «تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ لَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصِلُ ذَا رَحِمِكَ «فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِمَا أُمِرَ بِهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ». وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ «إِنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ»

A man came to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said: Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin.

When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) remarked: If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise.

ابو طاہر ‘ حرملہ بن یحییٰ ‘ ابن وہب ‘ یونس ‘ ابن شہاب ‘ عبیداللہ بن عبداللہ بن عتبہ ‘ حضرت عبد اللہ بن مسعود ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے فرمایا : تم کسی قوم کے سامنے ایسی حدیث بیان نہیں کرتے جس ( کے صحیح مفہوم ) تک ان کی عقلیں نہیں پہنچ سکتیں مگر وہ ان میں سے بعض کے لیے فتنے ( کا موجب ) بن جاتی ہیں ۔

Sahih Muslim 14a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 14. 1 min readCopy the reference

What it means

What it teaches

• Singling Allah Almighty out with worship is the first thing to start with in calling people to Allah.
• It is sufficient to teach the new converts to Islam what is obligatory.
• Gradualism is necessary in calling others to Allah Almighty.
• The man's keenness on learning his religion.
• If a Muslim only performs what is obligatory, he will attain success. However, this does not mean taking the voluntary acts of worship lightly, for such voluntary acts make up for the shortcomings of obligatory acts.
• Mentioning some specific acts of worship is a clear proof of their importance and a way of encouraging their observance; nevertheless, this does not mean that nothing else is obligatory.

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. 2Yahya ibn Yahya an-NaysaburiTold us, Fourth generation, died 226 AH
3. 3Abu al-Ahwas Sallam ibn SulaymInformed us, Third generation, died 179 AH
4. 4Abu Ishaq as-SabiiFrom, Successor, died 126 AH
5. 5Musa ibn TalhahFrom, Companion, died 103 AH
6. 6Khalid ibn ZaydFrom, Companion, died 50 AH