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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Miscellany

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

Chapter: Moderation in Worship

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 151

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؟‏ ‏(‏ قلت‏:‏ نكون عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يذكرنا بالجنة والنار كأنا رأي عين، فإذا خرجنا من عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً‏.‏ قال أبو بكر رضي الله عنه ‏:‏ فوالله إنا لنلقى مثل هذا، فانطلقت أنا وأبو بكر حتى دخلنا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ فقلت‏:‏ نافق حنظلة يا رسول الله ‏(‏ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏وما ذاك‏؟‏‏"‏ قلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله نكون عندك تذكرنا بالنار والجنة كأنا رأي العين، فإذا خرجنا من عندك عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً‏.‏ فقال رسول الله 0‏:‏ ‏"‏والذي نفسي بيده لو تدومون على ما تكونون عندي وفي الذكر لصافحتكم الملائكة على فرشكم وفي طرقكم، ولكن يا حنظلة ساعة وساعة‏"‏ ثلاث مرات، ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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, what are you saying?' I said: 'When we are in the company of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), he reminds us of Paradise and Hellfire as if we are seeing them with our very eyes, and when we depart from his company, we attend to our wives, children, and business, and we forget much of that.' Abu Bakr said: 'By Allah, we do experience the same.' So I and Abu Bakr went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Hanzhalah has turned into a hypocrite.' Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'And how is that?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, when we are in your company, you remind us of Hellfire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, then when we depart from you we attend to our wives, children, and business, and we forget much of that.' Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: '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 remembrance (of Allah), the angels will shake hands with you in your beds and in your paths but, Hanzhalah, time (should be devoted to prayer and meditation) and time (should be devoted to worldly affairs).' He said this thrice."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2750a), Ibn Majah (No. 4239) and Ahmad (No. 16949, 18268). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 151).

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Explanation

Hanzhalah told Abu Bakr As-Siddīq that his spiritual state when he was with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was different from his state otherwise. When they (the Companions) were with the Prophet, they remembered Allah and the Hereafter, but when they became engaged with their children, wives, and worldly affairs, they had a different state of mind. So Hanzhalah feared that that was hypocrisy. Indeed, hypocrisy is to display a state other than what is on the inside. So when they told the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) of that, he told them that if they continued to be in the state they felt while they were with him, the angels would greet them by shaking their hands in whichever state they were in. However, moderation is required; an hour for the Lord and an hour for one's family and life.

Explanation in Arabic

أخبر حنظلة أبا بكر الصديق بأنه يكون على حالة غير الحالة التي يكون فيها عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وذلك أنهم كانوا في حالة يذكرون الله فيها وإذا خالطوا الأبناء والنساء والدنيا تغيرت أحوالهم فظن أن هذا نفاق إذ حقيقة النفاق إظهار حال غير الحال التى عليها الباطن فلما أخبروا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بذلك قال لهم لو تستمرون على الحال التي تكونون عليها عندي لسلمت عليهم الملائكة بالأيدي وعلى كل أحوالكم، ولكن لا بد من الاعتدال فساعة لربه وساعة لأهله ودنياه.

  • ينبغي للعبد مراقبة نفسه ومجاهدتها وتفقد أحوالها.
  • ترغيب العالم في ترقيق قلوب أصحابه وتذكيرهم.
  • الدنيا تشغل العبد عن أمر الآخرة.
  • قلوب العباد تتغير من حال إلى حال.
  • الإسلام دين فطرة وتوسط واعتدال.
  • الدوام على الذكر والمراقبة وعدم الانقطاع من خواص الملائكة.
  • على العاقل أن يكون له ساعات: ساعة يناجي ربه فيها وساعة يحاسب فيها نفسه وساعة يخلو فيها لحاجته من مطعم ومشرب.

Scholars’ grades

Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2750a

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…

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

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

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 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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