Salman Al-Farsi
01-04-06, 07:10 PM
Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated:
"I said, 'Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action I can do which will admit me to the Garden and keep me far away from the Fire!'
He (saw) said, 'You have asked about a great matter, but it is easy for the one to whom Allah makes it easy. You should worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, do the prayer, pay zakat, fast Ramadan and go on hajj to the House.'
Then the Prophet said, 'Shall I direct you to the gates of good? Fasting, which is protection, and sadaqa, which extinguishes mistakes as water extinguishes fire, and the prayer of a man in the middle of the night.'
Then he recited, 'Their sides eschew their beds as they call on their Lord in fear and ardent hope. And they give of what We have provided them. No self knows the delight that is hidden away for it in recompense for what it used to do.' (32:16-17)
Then he said, 'Shall I tell you of the head of the matter, its support and its peak?' I said, 'Yes indeed, Messenger of Allah.'
He (saw) said, 'The head of the matter is Islam and its support is the prayer and its peak is jihad.'
Then he said, 'Shall I tell you of the foundation of all that?' I said. 'Yes, Messenger of Allah.' He took hold of his tongue and said, 'Restrain this!'
I said, 'Messenger of Allah, will we be taken to task for what we say?'
He said, 'May your mother be bereaved! Are people thrown on their faces in the Fire for anything other but the harvest of their tongues?'"
At-Tirmidhi related it and said that it is sound/excellent.
"I said, 'Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action I can do which will admit me to the Garden and keep me far away from the Fire!'
He (saw) said, 'You have asked about a great matter, but it is easy for the one to whom Allah makes it easy. You should worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, do the prayer, pay zakat, fast Ramadan and go on hajj to the House.'
Then the Prophet said, 'Shall I direct you to the gates of good? Fasting, which is protection, and sadaqa, which extinguishes mistakes as water extinguishes fire, and the prayer of a man in the middle of the night.'
Then he recited, 'Their sides eschew their beds as they call on their Lord in fear and ardent hope. And they give of what We have provided them. No self knows the delight that is hidden away for it in recompense for what it used to do.' (32:16-17)
Then he said, 'Shall I tell you of the head of the matter, its support and its peak?' I said, 'Yes indeed, Messenger of Allah.'
He (saw) said, 'The head of the matter is Islam and its support is the prayer and its peak is jihad.'
Then he said, 'Shall I tell you of the foundation of all that?' I said. 'Yes, Messenger of Allah.' He took hold of his tongue and said, 'Restrain this!'
I said, 'Messenger of Allah, will we be taken to task for what we say?'
He said, 'May your mother be bereaved! Are people thrown on their faces in the Fire for anything other but the harvest of their tongues?'"
At-Tirmidhi related it and said that it is sound/excellent.