1/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 14a — Worship and Family Ties
Explaining the faith by means of which a person is admitted into paradise, and that the one who adheres to what is enjoined upon him will enter paradise
Hadith About Kinship, Prayer, and Zakat on the Path to Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 14a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 14a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ أَعْمَلُهُ يُدْنِينِي مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَيُبَاعِدُنِي مِنَ النَّارِ . قَالَ " تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ لاَ تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصِلُ ذَا رَحِمِكَ " فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِمَا أُمِرَ بِهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ " إِنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ " .
Abu Ayyub Narrated from:
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remarked: If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 14aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 14USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 13
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 14a
This hadith about kinship, prayer, and zakat gives a direct answer to a direct request. A man asks the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to guide him to a deed that brings him near to Paradise and takes him away from the Fire. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answers with four matters: worship Allah without associating anything with Him, establish prayer, pay zakat, and do good to relatives. When the man leaves, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that if he holds firmly to what he was ordered, he would enter Paradise. The Hadith shows that the path named here is not vague. It includes belief, worship, giving from wealth, and care for family ties. Each part is stated plainly in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Pure worship of Allah is the first deed mentioned in the answer.
- Establishing prayer and paying zakat are central duties in the Hadith.
- Keeping family ties is directly included in the path described.
- Holding firmly to what was ordered is linked to entering Paradise.
