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Sahih Muslim 1879a

As I was (sitting) near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), a man said: I do not care if, after embracing Islam, I do not do any good deed (except) distributing…

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حَدَّثَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ

قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَعْمَلَ عَمَلاً بَعْدَ الإِسْلَامِ إِلاَّ أَنْ أُسْقِيَ الْحَاجَّ.

وَقَالَ آخَرُ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَعْمَلَ عَمَلاً بَعْدَ الإِسْلَامِ إِلاَّ أَنْ أَعْمُرَ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ. وَقَالَ آخَرُ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتُمْ. فَزَجَرَهُمْ عُمَرُ وَقَالَ: لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْجُمُعَةَ دَخَلْتُ فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ.

فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ «أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ» الآيَةَ إِلَى آخِرِهَا

As I was (sitting) near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), a man said: I do not care if, after embracing Islam, I do not do any good deed (except) distributing drinking water among the pilgrims.

Another said: I do not care if, after embracing Islam, I do not do any good deed beyond maintenance service to the Sacred Mosque. Another said: Jihad in the way of Allah is better than what you have said.

Umar reprimanded them and said: Don’t raise your voices near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on Friday. When prayer was over, I entered (the apartment of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) and asked his verdict about the matter in which they had differed. (It was upon this that) Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, revealed the Quranic verse: “ Do you make the giving of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque equal to (the service of those) who believe in Allah and the Last Day and strive hard in the cause of Allah. They are not equal in the sight of God. And Allah guides not the wrongdoing people” (ix).

ইসহাক ইবনু ইবরাহীম, মুহাম্মাদ ইবনুল মুসান্না ও ইবনু বাশশার (রহঃ) ..... মানসূর (রহঃ) থেকে একই সানাদে হাদীসটি বর্ণনা করেছেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৭৪৯, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

جریر اور شعبہ دونوں نے منصور سے اسی سند کے ساتھ یہی ر وایت بیان کی ہے ۔

{….} Bize, bu hadîsi İshâk b. İbrâhîm de rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Cerîr haber verdi. H. Bize Muhammedü'bnü'I-Müsennâ ile İbni Beşşâr dahî rivayet ettiler. Dedilerki: Bize Muhammedü'bnü Ca'fer rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Şu'be rivayet etti. Her iki tarîkin râvîleri Mansûr'dan bu isnâdla rivâyetde bulunmuşlardır. İzah 808 de

Sahih Muslim 1879a, Book 33, The Book on Government, Hadith 167. 1 min read

What it means

An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) mentioned that he was sitting near the pulpit of the Prophet (ﷺ) when he heard a man say: I do not mind doing no other deed after becoming Muslim except giving water to the pilgrims.

And another man said: I do not mind doing no other deed after becoming Muslim except maintaining and serving the Sacred Mosque. Then another said: Jihad in the cause of Allah is better than what you both have said.

‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with them) rebuked them for raising their voices near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)—and it was Friday morning. Then he said: When I have prayed the Friday prayer, I will go in and ask the Prophet (ﷺ) about the matter in which you have differed. So Allah Almighty revealed: {Do you consider giving water to the pilgrims and maintaining the Sacred Mosque as equal to believing in Allah and the Last Day and striving for Allah’s cause?

They are not equal before Allah, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.} [Surat at-Tawbah: 19]

What it teaches

  • Good deeds vary in virtue and reward.
  • Deeds differ in virtue according to what the Shariah has prescribed—not according to people's personal opinions or judgments.
  • The virtue of Jihad in the cause of Allah on the condition of believing in Allah and in the Last Day.
  • An-Nawawi said: This Hadīth indicates the dislike of raising one's voice in mosques, whether on Friday or at other times, and that one should not raise his voice for teaching or anything else when people are gathered for prayer because it causes distraction and disturbance to those praying and remembering Allah.

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. 2Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-KhallalTold me, Fourth generation, died 242 AH
  3. 3Ar-Rabi ibn NafiTold us, Fourth generation, died 241 AH
  4. 4Muawiyah ibn SalamTold us, Successor, died 170 AH
  5. 5Zayd ibn SalamFrom, Successor, died 121 AH
  6. 6Abu Salam al-HabashiHeard, Successor, died 101 AH
  7. 7An-Numan ibn BashirTold me, Companion, died 60 AH

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