44/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1028b — Abu Bakr and Four Good Deeds
The Virtues Of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA)
Abu Bakr Four Good Deeds Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1028b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1028b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْمَكِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ كَيْسَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ أَصْبَحَ مِنْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ صَائِمًا " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا . قَالَ " فَمَنْ تَبِعَ مِنْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ جَنَازَةً " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا . قَالَ " فَمَنْ أَطْعَمَ مِنْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مِسْكِينًا " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا . قَالَ " فَمَنْ عَادَ مِنْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مَرِيضًا " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا اجْتَمَعْنَ فِي امْرِئٍ إِلاَّ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Who amongst you is fasting today? Abu Bakr said: I am. He (again) said: Who amongst you followed a funeral procession today? Abu Bakr said: I did. He (the Prophet) again said: Who amongst you served food to the needy? Abu Bakr said: I did. He (again) said: Who amongst you has today visited the sick? Abu Bakr said: I did. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Anyone in whom (these good deeds) are combined will certainly enter paradise.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1028bIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 5880
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1028b
This hadith shows Abu Bakr combining several good deeds in one day. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم asked who was fasting that day, and Abu Bakr said he was. He then asked who had followed a funeral procession, who had served food to a needy person, and who had visited the sick. Each time, Abu Bakr answered that he had done it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that anyone in whom these good deeds are combined will certainly enter Paradise. The lesson is direct from the text: fasting, joining a funeral, feeding the needy, and visiting the sick are great deeds. It also shows Abu Bakr's eagerness in doing many acts of goodness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Bakr combined fasting with service to others in the same day.
- Feeding the needy and visiting the sick are praised in this narration.
- Following a funeral procession is included among the good deeds mentioned.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave glad news for the one in whom these deeds are combined.
