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Sahih Muslim 30b — Tawheed Without Complacency
The evidence that one who dies believing in tawhid will definitely enter paradise
Right of Allah Hadith: Tawheed and Responsible Hope
Sahih Muslim : 30b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 30b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، سَلاَّمُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ رِدْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى حِمَارٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ عُفَيْرٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ " يَا مُعَاذُ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . قَالَ " فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَحَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ لاَ يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا " . قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ قَالَ " لاَ تُبَشِّرْهُمْ فَيَتَّكِلُوا " .
Mu'adh bin Jabal Narrated from:
I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on an ass known as 'Ufair. He (Mu'adh) observed: He (the Holy Prophet) said: Mu'adh, do you know what right has Allah over His bondsmen and what right have His bondsmen over Him? Mu'adh added: I replied: Allah and his Messenger know best.Upon this he (the Prophet remarked: The right of Allah over His bondsmen is that they should worship Allah and should not associate anything with Him, and the right of His bondsmen over Allah, Glorious and Sublime, is that He does not punish him who associates not anything with Him. He (Mu'adh) added: I said to the Messenger of Allah: Should I then give the tidings to the people? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do not tell them this good news, for they would trust in it alone.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 30bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 47
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 30b
This narration gives the same core message of Tawheed and adds an important point about how good news should be handled. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told Mu'adh that Allah’s right over His bondsmen is that they worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him. He then stated that the right of the bondsmen over Allah is that He does not punish the one who does not associate anything with Him. Mu'adh wanted to share this glad news with people. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told him not to tell them, because they might trust in it alone. So this hadith about worship Allah alone brings hope, but it also warns against becoming careless in deeds.
What we learn from this hadith
- Tawheed means worshipping Allah and not associating anything with Him.
- The hadith gives glad news for those who avoid shirk.
- Good news should not lead a person to leave good deeds.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) considered how people might react to religious knowledge.
