Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
3.1 Hadiths 31, 32 And 33
3.1.1 Hadith 31: Text, Translation, Commentary and Lessons
َنوُثَلاﱠثلاَو يِدا َحْلا ُثيِد َحْلا
ِهْيَلَع ُﷲ ىﱠلّص ﱢيِبﱠنلا ىَلإ ٌلُجَر َءاَج : َلاَق ،ُهْنَع ُﷲ َيِضَر يِدِعاﱠسلا ِدْعَس ِنْب ِلْھَس ِساﱠبَعْلا يِبَأ ْنَع
يِف ْدَھْزا ) : َلاَقَف ؛ ُساﱠنلا يِنﱠبَحَأَو ُﷲ يِنﱠبَحَأ ُهُتْلِمَع اَذإ ٍلَمَع ىَلَع يِنﱡلَد ! ِﷲ َلوُسَر اَي : َلاَقَف ،َمﱠلَسَو
: مقر]
هَجا َم ِنْبا ُهاَوَر ، ٌنَسَح ٌثيِدَح .( ُساﱠنلا َكﱡبِحُي ِساﱠنلا َدْنِع اَميِف ْدَھْزاَو ،ُﷲ َكﱡبِحُي اَيْنﱡدلا
. ٍةَنَسَح ٍديِناَسَأِب ُهُرْيَغَو ،[
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Translation
Hadith 31
From Abu al-‘Abbas Sahl b.Sa‘d al-Sā‘idī who said; A man came to the
Prophet saying: “O Apostle of God, show me a work which if I do it,
will make me beloved of God and beloved of the people.” He (the
Prophet) answered: “be indifferent to the possessions of this world then
God will love you; and be indifferent to what people possess and the
people will love you.” This is an excellent tradition which Ibn Majah
and others related with an excellent isnad.
Commentary
A true Muslim should know that this world is ephemeral. It is something
that will definitely come to an end one day. We are then advised in this
tradition that if we want to live a true life we should be less-concerned
with the enjoyment of this world and concentrate our lives on life after.
Already, there are so many distractions. Many things that can disturb us
in this life but, if we can close our eyes and pretend as if we do not see
anything then, our paradise is sure.
Also, we are counselled to be satisfied with what God has provided for
us. We should work very hard to earn our living whole-heartedly and
desist from asking for other people’s favour. This simply means that we
should not depend on other people for livelihood.
These are the two basic things that can endear us both to God and to
human beings like ourselves.
3.1.2 Hadith 32 Text, Translation, Commentary and Lessons
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