Sunan Abu Dawud General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5245

Chapter: Removing harmful things from the road

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5245

حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏

نَزَعَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ إِمَّا كَانَ فِي شَجَرَةٍ فَقَطَعَهُ وَأَلْقَاهُ وَإِمَّا كَانَ مَوْضُوعًا فَأَمَاطَهُ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا فَأَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man never did a good deed but removed a thorny branch from the road; it was either in the tree and someone cut it and threw it on the road, or it was lying in it, he removed it. Allah accepted this good deed of his and brought him into Paradise.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5245).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ ) : أَيْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ. قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : فَشُكْرُهُ لِعِبَادِهِ مَغْفِرَتُهُ لَهُمْ ( لَهُ ) : أَيْ لِلرَّجُلِ ( بِهَا ) : أَيْ بِهَذِهِ الْخَصْلَةِ وَالْحَدِيث سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح	The hadith	No. 5245
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 5245
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (2472) Sahih Muslim (1914 After 2617)	The hadith	No. 5245
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 5245

Other versions

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المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (3228)نَزَعَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ ، عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ ، إِمَّا كَانَ فِي شَجَرَةٍ فَقَطَعَ ، وَإِمَّا كَانَ مَوْضُوعًا فَأَمَاطَهُ ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ ، فَأَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ
صحيح ابن حبان (545)نَزَعَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ ، إِمَّا كَانَ فِي شَجَرَةٍ فَقَطَعَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ ، وَإِمَّا كَانَ مَوْضُوعًا فَأَمَاطَهُ ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا ، فَأَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ

On the same subject

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1914b

While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him

"While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him."

بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ‏"

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