41/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2678 — A Heart Free from Deception
What Has Been Related About Adhering To The Sunnah And Staying Away From Innovation
Hadith About a Heart Free from Deception
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2678
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2678
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا بُنَىَّ إِنْ قَدَرْتَ أَنْ تُصْبِحَ وَتُمْسِيَ لَيْسَ فِي قَلْبِكَ غِشٌّ لأَحَدٍ فَافْعَلْ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي " يَا بُنَىَّ وَذَلِكَ مِنْ سُنَّتِي وَمَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّتِي فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِي . وَمَنْ أَحَبَّنِي كَانَ مَعِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ " . وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ ثِقَةٌ وَأَبُوهُ ثِقَةٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ صَدُوقٌ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ رُبَّمَا يَرْفَعُ الشَّىْءَ الَّذِي يُوقِفُهُ غَيْرُهُ . قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ بَشَّارٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَكَانَ رَفَّاعًا وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رِوَايَةً إِلاَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ . وَقَدْ رَوَى عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ الْمِنْقَرِيُّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَذَاكَرْتُ بِهِ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ وَلَمْ يُعْرَفْ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ وَلاَ غَيْرُهُ وَمَاتَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ سَنَةَ ثَلاَثٍ وَتِسْعِينَ وَمَاتَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ بَعْدَهُ بِسَنَتَيْنِ مَاتَ سَنَةَ خَمْسٍ وَتِسْعِينَ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To Me: 'O My Son! If You Are Capable Of (Waking Up In) The Morning And (Ending) The Evening, While There Is Nothing Of Deception In Your Heart For Anything, Then Do So.' Then He Said To Me: 'O My Son! That Is From My Sunnah. Whoever Revives My Sunnah Then He Has Loved Me. And Whoever Loved Me, He Shall Be With Me In Paradise.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2678In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2678
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2678
This Hadith contains personal advice from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم to Anas bin Malik. He said, O my son, if you are able to wake in the morning and end the evening with nothing of deception in your heart for anyone, then do so. Then he said that this is from his Sunnah. He also said that whoever revives his Sunnah has loved him, and whoever loves him will be with him in Paradise. The main lesson is inner honesty and a clean heart toward others. A hadith about a heart free from deception teaches that Sunnah is not only outward action. It also includes the state of the heart, sincerity, and freedom from deceit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم advised keeping the heart free from deception toward others.
- This inner cleanliness is described as part of his Sunnah.
- Reviving the Sunnah is linked to love for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the text.
- The Hadith connects love of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with being with him in Paradise.
