47/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1017g — Reward for a Good Practice
The One Who Starts Something Good Or Something Bad; The One Who Calls Others To Guidance Or Misguidance
Reward for Starting a Good Practice Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1017g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1017g
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي، إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الْعَبْسِيُّ، قَالَ قَالَ جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَسُنُّ عَبْدٌ سُنَّةً صَالِحَةً يُعْمَلُ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ " . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ تَمَامَ الْحَدِيثِ .
Jarir bin 'Abdullah Narrated from:
Jarir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The servant does not introduce good practice which is followed after him.... The rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1017gIn-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 28USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 34, Hadith 6468
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1017g
This reward for starting a good practice hadith is reported from Jarir b. Abdullah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that no servant introduces a righteous practice that is acted upon after him, then the rest of the hadith follows the same meaning as the related report. The core idea is that a good action can have an effect beyond one person when others follow it. The linked wording also includes the warning that an evil practice followed by others brings burden. The narration should not be read as permission to invent religion without basis. According to Islamic scholars, the good practice here is understood in line with Islam, as the wording says in Islam.
What we learn from this hadith
- A righteous practice followed by others can become a source of reward.
- The effect of actions may continue after the first person acts.
- The related wording also warns against starting evil practices that others follow.
