Mar 2, 2009

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Concerning Iman by which a person would enter heaven

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari that once during the journey of the Prophet (may peace of Allaah be upon him) a bedouin appeared before him and caught hold of the nose string of his she-camel and then said, Messenger of Allaah (or Muhammad), inform me about that which takes me near to Paradise and draws me away from the Fire (of Hell). He (the narrator) said: The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) stopped for a while and cast a glance upon his companions and then said: He was afforded a good opportunity (or he had been guided well). He (the Prophet) addressing the bedouin said: (Repeat) whatever you have uttered. He (the bedouin) repeated that. Upon this the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) remarked: The deed which can draw you near to Paradise and take you away from Hell is, that you worship Allaah and associate none with Him, and you establish prayer and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. After having uttered these words, the Prophet asked the bedouin to release the nosestring of his she-camel.  (Sahih Muslim)

Lessons to learn from this Hadith:

1. Paradise: If we practice the 5 pillars of Islam and be good to our kin(relatives), it will help us Insha Allah enter paradise.

2. Being Patient: Imagine how would we feel if somebody stopped the car while we are driving? Prophet Mohammed(SAW) was stopped while he was on a journey. This teaches us to be patient at all times.

3. Repeat the Question: This is the teaching method which we can learn from our beloved Prophet(SAW). When the bedouin asked Prophet Mohammed(SAW) the question, He(SAW) asked the bedoiun to repeat the question. He was asked to repeat it, so that the companions could also hear the question.

  1. sunshine says:

    Assalamu Alaikum.I like the lessons because i have gone through this Hadith before but did not knew the 2nd and 3rd point.Thanks for that.

  2. Walaikum Assalam…
    Alhamdulillah i am doing a course of the readings of sahih muslim. So what i learn, i am just writing it down in the website so that we all can gain more knowledge insha Allah. Insha Allah i shall publish what i learn every week.

  3. ummabraar says:

    jazakillah khairan!

  4. arjuman says:

    SUBHAN ALLAH.ITS ALL IN ISLAM WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT CLOSELY AND PRACTICE IN OUR LIFE.

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