22/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1632 — Dusty Feet in Allah's Path
What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of The One Whose Two Feet Became Dusty In The Cause Of Allah
Hadith About Dusty Feet in the Path of Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1632
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1632
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ لَحِقَنِي عَبَايَةُ بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ وَأَنَا مَاشٍ، إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ فَإِنَّ خُطَاكَ هَذِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُمَا حَرَامٌ عَلَى النَّارِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَأَبُو عَبْسٍ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ جَبْرٍ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ هُوَ رَجُلٌ شَامِيٌّ رَوَى عَنْهُ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ وَبُرَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ كُوفِيٌّ أَبُوهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَاسْمُهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَبُرَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَرَوَى عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَعَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ وَيُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَشُعْبَةُ أَحَادِيثَ .
Yazid bin Abu Maryam Narrated from:
Abayah Bin Rifa'Ah Bin Rafi' Met Me While I Was Walking To The Friday Prayer. He Said: 'Have Glad Tidings, For Indeed These Footsteps Of Yours Are In The Cause Of Allah. I Heard Abu 'Abs Say: "The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said, 'Whoever Get His Two Feet Dusty In The Path Of Allah, Then They Are Prohibited For The Fire.'"[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih Gharib. Abu 'Abs'S Name Is 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Jabr. There Are Narrations On This Topic From Abu Bkar And A Man From The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ). He Said: Yazid Bin Abi Maryam Is A Man From Ash-Sham. Al-Walid Bin Muslim, Yahya Bin Hamzah, And Some Others Among The People Of Ash-Sham Report From Him. Buraid Bin Abi Maryam Is From Al-Kufah. His Father Is One Of The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ) Whose Name Was Malik Bin Rabi'Ah. [Buraid Bin Abi Maryam Heard From Anas Bin Malik. Abu Ishaq Al-Hamdani, 'Ata Bin As-Sa'Ib, Yunus Bin Abi Ishaq, And Shu'Bah Reported Ahadith From Buraid Bin Abi Maryam].
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1632In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1632
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1632
This Hadith connects simple footsteps with reward when they are in the path of Allah. Yazid bin Abu Maryam said he was walking to the Friday prayer when Abayah bin Rifa'ah encouraged him and said those footsteps were in Allah's cause. He then reported from Abu 'Abs that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said whoever gets his two feet dusty in the path of Allah, they are prohibited for the Fire. The narration mentions walking to Jumu'ah and the broader phrase in the path of Allah. Its message is that effort, even seen as dust on the feet, can be meaningful when done for Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Walking to Friday prayer is described in this report as being in Allah's cause.
- Dusty feet in Allah's path are linked with protection from the Fire.
- Small physical effort for worship can have great value.
- The Hadith encourages glad tidings for sincere steps toward obedience.
