47/39. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3233 — Acts That Atone and Raise Ranks
Regarding Surat Sad
Hadith About Acts That Atone
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3233
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3233
حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ . قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ أَوْ قَالَ فِي نَحْرِي فَعَلِمْتُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ نَعَمْ . قَالَ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ . وَالْكَفَّارَاتُ الْمُكْثُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالْمَشْىُ عَلَى الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ وَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بِعِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ قَالَ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ إِفْشَاءُ السَّلاَمِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَالصَّلاَةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "During The Night, My Lord, Blessed Is He, And Most High, Came To Me In The Best Of Appearances." He (One Of The Narrators) Said - I Think He Said It Was During A Dream - "So He Said: 'O Muhammad! Do You Know In What The Most Exalted Group Busy Themselves With?'" He Said: "I Said: 'No.'" He Said: "So He Placed His Hand Between My Shoulders, Until I Sensed Its Coolness Between My Breast." - Or He Said: "On My Throat, So I Knew What Was In The Heavens, And What Was In The Earth.He Said: 'O Muhammad! Do You Know In What The Most Exalted Group Busy Themselves With?' I Said: 'Yes, In The Acts That Atone: And The Acts That Atone Are; Lingering In The Masjid After The Salat, Walking On The Feet To The Congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu, In Difficulty, And Whoever Does That, He Lives In Goodness And Dies Upon Goodness, And His Wrongs Shall Be Like That Of The Day His Mother Bore Him.'He Said: 'O Muhammad! When You Have Performed Salat Then Say: 'O Allah! Indeed I Ask Of You, The Doing Of Good Deeds, Avoiding The Evil Deeds, And Loving The Poor. And When You Have Willed Fitnah For Your Slave, Then Take Me To You, Without Making Me Suffer From Fitnah.'" He [The Prophet (ﷺ)] Said: "And The Acts That Raise Ranks Are Spreading The Salam, Feeding Others, And Salat During The Night, While The People Are Sleeping."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3233In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 285English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3233
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3233
This hadith about acts that atone lists several deeds in clear words. The Prophet mentioned lingering in the masjid after prayer, walking to the congregation, and perfecting wudu in difficulty. The narration says whoever does that lives in goodness, dies upon goodness, and his wrongs become like the day his mother bore him. It also teaches a dua after prayer: asking Allah for doing good deeds, avoiding evil deeds, loving the poor, and being taken without fitnah if fitnah is willed. The hadith then mentions acts that raise ranks: spreading salam, feeding others, and praying at night while people sleep. The teaching joins worship, kindness, and careful dua.
What we learn from this hadith
- Remaining in the masjid after prayer is named among acts that atone.
- Walking to congregational prayer is mentioned as a deed of value.
- Perfecting wudu during difficulty is listed as an act that atones.
- Spreading salam, feeding others, and night prayer are mentioned as deeds that raise ranks.
