47/39. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3234 — Deeds That Raise and Atone
Regarding Surat Sad
Hadith About Deeds That Raise Ranks
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3234
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3234
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ اللَّجْلاَجِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَتَانِي رَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ رَبِّي لاَ أَدْرِي فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ فَعَلِمْتُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ . فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّ وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتِ وَفِي نَقْلِ الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ وَانْتِظَارِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ وَمَنْ يُحَافِظْ عَلَيْهِنَّ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَائِشٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "My Lord, Blessed Is He And Most High, Came To Me In The Best Of Appearances. So He Said: 'O Muhammad!' I Said: 'Here I Am O My Lord! And I Am At Your Service.' He Said: 'What Is It That The Most Exalted Group Busy Themselves With?' I Said: '[Lord] I Do Not Know.' So He Placed His Hand Between My Shoulders, Until I Sensed Its Coolness Between My Breast, So I Knew What Was In Between The East And The West. He Said: 'O Muhammad!' I Said: 'Here I Am O My Lord! And I Am At Your Service.' He Said: 'What Is It That The Most Exalted Group Busy Themselves With?' I Said: 'In The Acts That Raise Ranks And The Acts That Atone, And In Recording The Footsteps To The Congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu In Difficulties, And Awaiting The Salat After The Salat. And Whoever Preserves Them, He Shall Live In Goodness And Die Upon Goodness, And His Sins Shall Be Like That On The Day Upon Which His Mother Bore Him.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3234In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 286English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3234
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3234
This hadith about deeds that raise ranks describes what the Most Exalted Group were busy with: ranks and acts that atone. The Prophet mentioned recorded footsteps to congregational prayer, perfecting wudu during disliked or difficult conditions, and waiting for the next prayer after prayer. The narration says whoever preserves these will live in goodness, die upon goodness, and his sins will be like the day his mother bore him. The focus is practical and easy to understand. A believer can care for prayer, take steps to the congregation, complete wudu properly even when hard, and value the time between prayers. These are the exact deeds named in the hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Footsteps to congregational prayer are mentioned as recorded.
- Perfecting wudu during difficulty is listed among the important deeds.
- Waiting for prayer after prayer is mentioned in the hadith.
- Preserving these deeds is connected to goodness in life and death.
