Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3973

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3973?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3973 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 38: Tribulations. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 3973
Chapter
38: Tribulations
Narrator in the source
It was narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal رضی اللہ عنہ said
Compiler
Imam Ibn Majah
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 3973
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْعَدَنِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النُّجُودِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَصْبَحْتُ يَوْمًا قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَنَحْنُ نَسِيرُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ وَيُبَاعِدُنِي مِنَ النَّارِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ عَظِيمًا،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسِيرٌ عَلَى مَنْ يَسَّرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ،‏‏‏‏ تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ لَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا،‏‏‏‏ وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ،‏‏‏‏ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ،‏‏‏‏ وَتَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ،‏‏‏‏ وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْخَيْرِ؟ الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ،‏‏‏‏ وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ الْخَطِيئَةَ كَمَا يُطْفِئُ النَّارَ الْمَاءُ،‏‏‏‏ وَصَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ:‏‏‏‏ تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ[ سورة السجدة آية 16] حَتَّى بَلَغَ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ [سورة السجدة آية 17] ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِرَأْسِ الْأَمْرِ وَعَمُودِهِ وَذُرْوَةِ سَنَامِهِ؟ الْجِهَادُ ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِمِلَاكِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ؟ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى،‏‏‏‏ فَأَخَذَ بِلِسَانِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ تَكُفُّ عَلَيْكَ هَذَا ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّا لَمُؤَاخَذُونَ بِمَا نَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ يَا مُعَاذُ،‏‏‏‏ وَهَلْ يُكِبُّ النَّاسَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا حَصَائِدُ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ .

“I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. One morning I drew close to him when we were on the move and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action that will gain me admittance to Paradise and keep me far away from Hell.’ He said: ‘You have asked for something great, but it is easy for the one for whom Allah makes it easy. Worship Allah and do not associate anything in worship with Him, establish prayer, pay charity, fast Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the House.’ Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the means of goodness? Fasting is a shield, and charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and a man’s prayer in the middle of the night.’ Then he recited: “Their sides forsake their beds” until he reached: “As a reward for what they used to do.”[32:16-17] Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the head of the matter, and its pillar and pinnacle? (It is) Jihad.’ Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the basis of all that?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He took hold of his tongue then said: ‘Restrain this.’ I said: ‘O Prophet of Allah, will we be brought to account for what we say?’ He said: ‘May your mother not found you, O Mu’adh! Are people thrown onto their faces in Hell for anything other than the harvest of their tongues?’”

— It was narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal رضی اللہ عنہ said

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Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 3973.

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