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Sahih Muslim 1865a — Good Deeds and Reward
Swearing Allegiance and Pledging to adhere to Islam, to engage in Jihad and to do Good, after the conquest of Makkah, and the meaning of the phrase: "There is No Hijrah (migration) after the Conquest."
Hadith About Hijra, Charity, and Good Deeds
Sahih Muslim : 1865a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1865a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيُّ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ " وَيْحَكَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ لَشَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " فَهَلْ تُؤْتِي صَدَقَتَهَا " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا " .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
A Bedouin asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Migration. He replied: Do you talk of Hijra? The affair of Hijra is very difficult. But have you got camels? The bedouin said: Yes. He asked: Do you pay the poor-rate payable on their account? He replied: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Go on doing good deeds (across the seas), for surely God will not leave any of your deeds unrewarded.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1865aIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 128USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4600
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1865a
This Hadith begins with a Bedouin asking the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about Hijra. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied that the affair of Hijra is very difficult. He then asked the man whether he had camels, and whether he paid the poor-rate due on them. When the man said yes, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to keep doing good deeds, even from far away, and said that Allah would not leave any of his deeds unrewarded. For people searching for hadith about good deeds and reward, this narration is very direct. It connects faithfulness with doing what is due, including charity on wealth. The text does not say that every person has the same case. It speaks to this Bedouin and guides him toward steady good action.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hijra was described as a difficult matter in this exchange.
- The Bedouin was asked about paying the due charity on his camels.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم encouraged him to keep doing good deeds.
