45/11. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2565d — Weekly Deeds
The Prohibition Of Holding Grudges
People’s Deeds Presented Twice a Week Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2565d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2565d
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ، أَنَسٍ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تُعْرَضُ أَعْمَالُ النَّاسِ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَيَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فَيُغْفَرُ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ إِلاَّ عَبْدًا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَخِيهِ شَحْنَاءُ فَيُقَالُ اتْرُكُوا - أَوِ ارْكُوا - هَذَيْنِ حَتَّى يَفِيئَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraim reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying The deeds of people would be presented every week on two days, viz. Monday and Thursday, and every believing servant would be granted pardon except the one in whose (heart) there is rancour against his brother and it would he said: Leave them and put them off until they are turned to reconciliation.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2565dIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6224
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2565d
This hadith says that people’s deeds are presented every week on two days: Monday and Thursday. It then mentions pardon for every believing servant, except the servant who has rancour between him and his brother. The instruction is to leave them until they turn back to reconciliation. This is a simple but serious teaching. For readers looking for hadith about deeds presented twice a week, the narration reminds us that worship is not separate from how we carry anger toward others. It encourages a believer to deal with resentment and to return to peace when reconciliation is possible. It urges repair before resentment grows deeper.
What we learn from this hadith
- Deeds are presented twice every week, on Monday and Thursday.
- The text speaks of pardon for every believing servant except the one with rancour.
- Rancour between brothers is treated as something that needs repair.
- The wording points toward returning to reconciliation.
