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Mishkat al-Masabih 5227 — (Ar-riqaq) Words that soften the heart
RIGHTeousness
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5227
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5227
وَعَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍرضي الله عنه قَالَ: لَمَّا بَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ خَرَجَ مَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُوصِيهِ وَمُعَاذٌ رَاكِبٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي تَحْتَ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ: يَا مُعَاذُ إِنَّكَ عَسَى أَنْ لَا تَلْقَانِي بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا وَلَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَمُرَّ بِمَسْجِدِي هَذَا وَقَبْرِي " فَبَكَى مُعَاذٌ جَشَعًا لِفِرَاقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَأَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِيَ الْمُتَّقُونَ مَنْ كَانُوا وَحَيْثُ كَانُوا» رَوَى الْأَحَادِيث الْأَرْبَعَة أَحْمد
Mu'adh bin Jabal Narrated from:
When Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم sent him to Yemen (as a judge or governor), he went out with him proffering him advice, while Mu'adh رضي الله عنه was riding. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم walked beside his riding beast. When he finished (with the advices), he said, "Mu'adh after this year of mine, you might not meet me, but perhaps you might pass this mosque of mine and my grave."Mu'adh رضي الله عنه wept, grieving over the separation of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. And then, he (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) turned (away from Mu'adh) to face Madinah and said, "They are the nearest to me who are the God-fearing whoever they are and wherever they are." [1] (He meant whatever their colour, descent, nation, rank.)
[1] Musnad Ahmad 5-235.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5227In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 73
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
