Chapters on Parables
44/76. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About Allah's Parable for His Slaves
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2859
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2859
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ الْكِلاَبِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ ضَرَبَ مَثَلاً صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى كَنَفَىِ الصِّرَاطِ سُورَانِ لَهُمَا أَبْوَابٌ مُفَتَّحَةٌ عَلَى الأَبْوَابِ سُتُورٌ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو عَلَى رَأْسِ الصِّرَاطِ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو فَوْقَهُ: (وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى دَارِ السَّلاَمِ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ) وَالأَبْوَابُ الَّتِي عَلَى كَنَفَىِ الصِّرَاطِ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلاَ يَقَعُ أَحَدٌ فِي حُدُودِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ السِّتْرُ وَالَّذِي يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِهِ وَاعِظُ رَبِّهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنَ عَدِيٍّ يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ خُذُوا عَنْ بَقِيَّةَ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَنِ الثِّقَاتِ وَلاَ تَأْخُذُوا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَنِ الثِّقَاتِ وَلاَ غَيْرِ الثِّقَاتِ .
Narrated An-Nawwas bin Sam'an Al-Kilabi: That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Indeed Allah Has Made A Parable Of The Straight Path: At The Sides Of The Path There Are Walls With Open Doors, Each Door Having A Curtain. There Is A Caller At The Head Of The Path Calling, And A Caller Above It Calling. And Allah Invites To The Abode Of Peace And Guides Whomever He Wills To The Straight Path. The Doors Which Are On The Sides Of The Path Are The Hudud (Legal Limitations) Of Allah; No One Breaches The Hudud Of Allah Except That Curtain Is Lifted, And The One Calling From Above It Is His Lord."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2859In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2859
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2860
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2860
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا فَقَالَ " إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَمِيكَائِيلَ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ اضْرِبْ لَهُ مَثَلاً . فَقَالَ اسْمَعْ سَمِعَتْ أُذُنُكَ وَاعْقِلْ عَقَلَ قَلْبُكَ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُكَ وَمَثَلُ أُمَّتِكَ كَمَثَلِ مَلِكٍ اتَّخَذَ دَارًا ثُمَّ بَنَى فِيهَا بَيْتًا ثُمَّ جَعَلَ فِيهَا مَائِدَةً ثُمَّ بَعَثَ رَسُولاً يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى طَعَامِهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَجَابَ الرَّسُولَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ فَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْمَلِكُ وَالدَّارُ الإِسْلاَمُ وَالْبَيْتُ الْجَنَّةُ وَأَنْتَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ رَسُولٌ فَمَنْ أَجَابَكَ دَخَلَ الإِسْلاَمَ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ الإِسْلاَمَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ أَكَلَ مَا فِيهَا " . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِإِسْنَادٍ أَصَحَّ مِنْ هَذَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُرْسَلٌ . سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ .
Narrated Sa'eed bin Hilal: That Jabir Bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari Said: "One Day The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Came Out To Us And Said: "While I Was Sleeping I Had A Vision As If Jibra'Il Was At My Feet. One Of Them Said To His Companion: 'Make A Parable For Him' So He Said: 'Listen So That Your Ears May Hear. Hearken So That Your Heart May Understand! The Parable Of You And Your Ummah Is But The Parable Of A King Who Conquers A Land, Then He Constructs A House In It. Then He Places A Table-Spread In It, Then He Sends A Messenger To Call The People To Eat From It. Among Them Are Those Who Answer The Call Of The Messenger, And Among Them Are Those Who Forsake It. So Allah Is The King And The Land Is Islam, And The House Is Paradise, And You O Muhammad! You Are The Messenger, So Whoever Responds To You He Enters Islam, And Whoever Enters Islam He Enters Paradise, And Whoever Enters Paradise, He Shall Eat Of What Is In It.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2860In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2860
