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Sahih Bukhari 7152 — Sincerity and Lawful Food
Causing people troubles and difficulties
Hadith About Showing Off, Lawful Food, and Avoiding Bloodshed
Sahih Bukhari : 7152
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7152
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنِ طَرِيفٍ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ صَفْوَانَ وَجُنْدَبًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ وَهْوَ يُوصِيهِمْ فَقَالُوا هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْئًا قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ " مَنْ سَمَّعَ سَمَّعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ـ قَالَ ـ وَمَنْ يُشَاقِقْ يَشْقُقِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ". فَقَالُوا أَوْصِنَا. فَقَالَ" إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُنْتِنُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ بَطْنُهُ، فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ لاَ يَأْكُلَ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا فَلْيَفْعَلْ، وَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ لاَ يُحَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ بِمِلْءِ كَفِّهِ مِنْ دَمٍ أَهْرَاقَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ ". قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَنْ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جُنْدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ جُنْدَبٌ.
Tarif Abi Tamima Narrated from:
I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan's companions when Jundab was advising. They said, "Did you hear something from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" Jundab said, "I heard him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.'"The people said (to Jundab), "Advise us." He said, "The first thing of the human body to purify is the `Abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7152In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 266
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7152
This hadith about showing off in good deeds warns that actions done for display are not hidden from Allah. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says that whoever does a good deed to be seen will have his intention exposed on the Day of Resurrection. The hadith also warns against making things hard for people, because such a person will face difficulty on that Day. Jundab then gives advice linked to pure living: eat only good and lawful food if one is able, and avoid shedding blood. The hadith connects sincerity, halal earnings, kindness to people, and the danger of murder in one strong reminder.
What we learn from this hadith
- Good deeds should be done sincerely, not for public display.
- Putting people into difficulty is warned against in this hadith.
- A believer should try to eat what is good and lawfully earned.
- Avoiding unlawful bloodshed is presented as a serious matter.
