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Sahih Muslim 2750a

Chapter: The Virtue Of Constant Dhikr, Thinking Of The Hereafter, And Remembering That Allah Is Always Watching; Permissibility Of Stopping That Sometimes, And Attending To Worldly Matters

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2750a

Narrator:Hanzala al-Kātib at-Tamīmī al-Usayyidī

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَقَطَنُ بْنُ نُسَيْرٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ، بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الأُسَيِّدِيِّ، قَالَ - وَكَانَ مِنْ كُتَّابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ - لَقِيَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَكُونُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُذَكِّرُنَا بِالنَّارِ وَالْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأْىَ عَيْنٍ فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَافَسْنَا الأَزْوَاجَ وَالأَوْلاَدَ وَالضَّيْعَاتِ فَنَسِينَا كَثِيرًا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَلْقَى مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ وَمَا ذَاكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَكُونُ عِنْدَكَ تُذَكِّرُنَا بِالنَّارِ وَالْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأْىَ عَيْنٍ فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ عَافَسْنَا الأَزْوَاجَ وَالأَوْلاَدَ وَالضَّيْعَاتِ نَسِينَا كَثِيرًا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ

إِنْ لَوْ تَدُومُونَ عَلَى مَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي وَفِي الذِّكْرِ لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَفِي طُرُقِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ‏.‏

Hanzala Usayyidi, who was amongst the scribes of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). reported:

Abu Bakr met me. He said: How are you, O Hanzala? He (Hanzala) said: Hanzala has become a hypocrite. He (Abu Bakr) said: Hallowed be Allah, what are you saying? Thereupon he said: I say that when we are in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we ponder over Hell-Fire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our very eyes and when we are away from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we attend to our wives, our children, our business; most of these things (pertaining to After-life) slip out of our minds. Abu Bakr said: By Allah, I also experience the same. So I and Abu Bakr went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him: Allah's Messenger, Hanzala has turned to be a hypocrite. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What has happened to you? I said: Allah's Messenger, when we are in your company, we are reminded of Hell-Fire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, but whenever we go away from you and attend to our wives, children and business, much of these things go out of our minds. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if your state of mind remains the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in remembrance (of Allah), the Angels will shake hands with you in your beds and in your paths but, Hanzala, time should be devoted (to the worldly affairs) and time (should be devoted to prayer and meditation). He (the Holy Prophet) said this thrice.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2750a), Ibn Majah (No. 4239) and Ahmad (No. 16949, 18268).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 151

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( قَطَن بْن نُسَيْر ) بِضَمِّ النُّون وَفَتْح السِّين. قَوْله : ( عَنْ حَنْظَلَة الْأُسَيْدِيّ ) ضَبَطُوهُ بِوَجْهَيْنِ أَصَحّهمَا وَأَشْهَرهمَا : ضَمُّ الْهَمْزَة وَفَتْح السِّين وَكَسْر الْيَاء الْمُشَدَّدَة. وَالثَّانِي : كَذَلِكَ , إِلَّا أَنَّهُ بِإِسْكَانِ الْيَاء , وَلَمْ يَذْكُر الْقَاضِي إِلَّا هَذَا الثَّانِي , وَهُوَ مَنْسُوب إِلَى بَنِي أُسَيْدٍ بَطْن مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيم. قَوْله : ( وَكَانَ مِنْ كُتَّاب رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي جَمِيع نُسَخ بِلَادنَا , وَذَكَرَهُ الْقَاضِي عَنْ بَعْض شُيُوخهمْ كَذَلِكَ , وَعَنْ أَكْثَرهمْ , وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَاب النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَكِلَاهُمَا صَحِيح , لَكِنَّ الْأَوَّل أَش…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 4239

“We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we spoke of Paradise and Hell until it was as if we could see them. Then I got up and went to my family and children, and I laughed and played (with them). Then I remembered how we had been, and I went out and met Abu Bakr, and said: ‘I have become a…

لَوْ كُنْتُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ - أَوْ عَلَى طُرُقِكُمْ - يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةٌ وَسَاعَةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Hanzala al-Kātib at-Tamīmī al-Usayyidī

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 16949

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ التَّمِيمِيِّ الْأُسَيْدِيِّ الْكَاتِبِ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Hanzala al-Kātib at-Tamīmī al-Usayyidī Arabic only

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 151

By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if your state of mind remains the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in Dhikr, the angels will shake hands with you in your beds and in your paths but, Hanzhalah, time and time

Abu Rib‘i Hanzhalah ibn Ar-Rabī‘ al-Usaydi, one of the scribes of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) reported: I met Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and he said: 'How are you?' I said: 'Hanzhalah has turned into a hypocrite.' He said: 'Glory be to Allah…

وعن أبي ربعي حنظلة بن الربيع الأسيدى الكاتب أحد كتاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ لقيني أبو بكر رضي الله عنه فقال‏:‏ كيف أنت يا حنظلة‏؟‏ قلت‏:‏ نافق حنظلة‏؟‏ قلت‏:‏ نافق حنظلة ‍‍‏(‏ قال‏:‏ سبحان الله ما تقول‏؟‏…

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2268

Abu Bakr met me and asked, “How are you, Hanzala?” I replied, “Hanzala has become a hypocrite."He said, “Praise be to God! What are you saying?” I replied, “We are with God’s messenger and he reminds us of hell and paradise making us almost seem to see them, then when we go out and leave God’s…

وَعَن حَنْظَلَة بن الرّبيع الأسيدي قَالَ: لَقِيَنِي أَبُو بكر فَقَالَ: كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ؟ قُلْتُ: نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ؟ قُلْتُ: نَكُونُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ…

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  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (13848)كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ ، أَوْ مَا شَأْنُكَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ ؟ ، فَقُلْتُ : نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، مَا تَقُولُ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، مَا تَقُولُ ؟ ، قُلْتُ : نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللّ
  • مسند ابن أبي شيبة (836)لَوْ كُنْتُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي ، لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلائِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ ، أَوْ عَلَى طُرُقِكُمْ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَا ، يَا حَنْظَلَةُ ، سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (2081)كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ ، حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأْيُ عَيْنٍ ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَوَلَدِي ، فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ ، فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي كُنَّا فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ ، فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، فَقُلْتُ : نَافَقْتُ نَافَقْتُ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : إِنَّا لَنَفْ

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3539

when death reached him, he said: “I have concealed something I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from you. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: ‘If you did not sin, Allah would create a creation that would sin, so He will forgive them.’”

"‏ لَوْلاَ أَنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُونَ لَخَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقًا يُذْنِبُونَ وَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Ayyūb al-Ansāri + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2748b

If you were not to commit sins, Allah would have swept you out of existence and would have replaced you by another people who have committed sin, and then asked forgiveness from Allah, and He would have granted them pardon.

لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبٌ يَغْفِرُهَا اللَّهُ لَكُمْ لَجَاءَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ لَهُمْ ذُنُوبٌ يَغْفِرُهَا لَهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Ayyūb al-Ansāri

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2750b

We were in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he delivered to us a sermon and made a mention of Hell-Fire. Then I came to my house and began to laugh with my children and sport with my wife. (Hanzala) further reported: I went out and met Abu Bakr and made a mention of that to him. Thereupon…

سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً وَلَوْ كَانَتْ تَكُونُ قُلُوبُكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ حَتَّى تُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الطُّرُقِ ‏"

Narrated by Hanzala al-Kātib at-Tamīmī al-Usayyidī

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2514

“What is wrong with you, O Hanzalah?” He replied: “Hanzalah has become a hypocrite O Abu Bakr! When we are with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) we remember the Fire and Paradise as if we are looking at them with the naked eye. But when we return we busy ourselves with our wives and livelihood and we…

لَوْ تَدُومُونَ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّذِي تَقُومُونَ بِهَا مِنْ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ فِي مَجَالِسِكُمْ وَفِي طُرُقِكُمْ وَعَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Hanzala al-Kātib at-Tamīmī al-Usayyidī

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