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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on Manners

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2856

Chapter [The Best Deed Is That Which Is Done Continuously Even If It Is Little]

Authentic 2 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2856

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الرِّفَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَأُمُّ سَلَمَةَ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتَا

مَا دِيمَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Salih:

"I asked 'Aishah and Umm Salamah about which deed did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like to do most. They said: 'Whatever he could do regularly, even if it was little.'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2856).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( مَا دِيمَ عَلَيْهِ ) بِصِيغَةِ الْمَاضِي الْمَجْهُولِ مِنْ دَامَ يَدُومُ , أَيْ الْعَمَلُ الَّذِي دُووِمَ عَلَيْهِ ( وَإِنْ قَلَّ ) أَيْ وَلَوْ قَلَّ الْعَمَلُ , وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ : أَنَّ الْعَمَلَ الْقَلِيلَ مَعَ الْمُدَاوَمَةِ وَالْمُوَاظَبَةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْعَمَلِ الْكَثِيرِ مَعَ تَرْكِ الْمُرَاعَاةِ وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ ) وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ. قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ ) هُوَ اِبْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ. قَوْلُهُ : ( هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ) وَأَخْرَجَهُ الشَّيْخَانِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2856
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2856

Other versions

Authentic Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 311

"I asked 'A'isha and Umm Salama: “Which work was dearest to Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace)?” They said: “That which a person perseveres in, even if the amount of work done is small.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الرِّفَاعِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، وَأُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى…

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