1/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 15a — Halal, Haram, and Prayer
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 Halal and Haram: Prayer and Obedience
Sahih Muslim : 15a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 15a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي كُرَيْبٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ قَوْقَلٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلاَلَ أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
Nu'man b. Qaufal came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah)? The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 15aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 15
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 15a
This hadith about halal and haram records a short question from Nu'man b. Qaufal. He asks the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم whether he would enter Paradise if he performed the obligatory prayers, avoided what is forbidden, and treated as lawful what has been made permissible. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answers yes. The Hadith keeps the lesson simple. It points to the importance of required prayer and a serious attitude toward Allah's limits. The man does not ask about a long list of extra deeds. He asks about doing the required prayer and respecting the lines of lawful and unlawful. The Prophet’s answer shows the weight of these duties when a person truly keeps them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Obligatory prayer is named as a key deed in the question.
- Avoiding what is forbidden is directly tied to the man’s hope for Paradise.
- Accepting what is lawful is part of respecting Allah’s limits.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered the man’s specific question in the affirmative.
