23rd Hadith - Haste in Good Deeds (Muslim: 223)

الحديث الثالث و العشرون 

عَنْ أَبِيْ مَالِكْ الْحَارِثِي ابْنِ عَاصِم اْلأَشْعَرِي رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : الطُّهُوْرُ شَطْرُ اْلإِيْمَانِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ تَمْلأُ الْمِيْزَانِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ تَمْلأُ – أَوْ تَمْلآنِ – مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَاْلأَرْضِ، وَالصَّلاَةُ نُوْرٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ، وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ . كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَباَئِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوْبِقُهَا

[رواه مسلم]

23rd Hadith - Translation

On the authority of Abu Malik Al-Harith Bin Asim Al-Ashari (R.A.) who said: The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) said:

"Purification is half/part of Iman (faith). Saying 'Al-Hamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah) fills the scales. Saying 'Subhanallah wa al-Hamdulillahi' (Exalted be Allah and Praise be to Allah) fills the space between the heavens and the earth. Salah (prayer) is a light. Sadaqah (charity) is a proof. Sabr (patience) is a shining glory. The Quran is an argument either for you or against you. Everybody goes out in the morning and sell themselves, thereby setting themselves free or destroying themselves." (Muslim: 223)

Brief Narration

The hadith shows the importance of these great deeds in Islam through which every Muslim can free him or herself from the punishment of Allah in the Hereafter or in the Day of Judgment.

This hadith guides us in how to gain great rewards in our lives and also how to save ourselves from Allah's punishment. For example, practicing the acts of purification, Dhikr Allah, Prayer, Charity and also many other deeds are very important ways to free oneself from the punishment of Allah.

(Reference: Commentary of Forty Hadiths of An-Nawawi by Dr. Jamal Ahmed Badi)