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Sahih Muslim 1665a (Book 27, Hadith 67) #11431
Rewards of Being a Faithful Slave

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the rewards of being a faithful slave and how Abu Huraira preferred to die as a slave if it wasn't for Jihad, Pilgrimage, and kindness to his mother.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying: For a faithful slave there are two rewards. By him in Whose hand is the life of Abu Huraira, but for Jihad in the cause of Allah, and Pilgrimage and kindness to my mother, I would have preferred to die as a slave. He (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: This news reached us that Abu Huraira did not perform Pilgrimage until his mother died for (keeping himself constantly) in her service.
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لِلْعَبْدِ الْمَمْلُوكِ الْمُصْلِحِ أَجْرَانِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ بِيَدِهِ لَوْلاَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَجُّ وَبِرُّ أُمِّي لأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَمُوتَ وَأَنَا مَمْلُوكٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَحُجُّ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ أُمُّهُ لِصُحْبَتِهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ‏"‏ لِلْعَبْدِ الْمُصْلِحِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْمَمْلُوكَ

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faithful  *  slave  *  reward  *  jihad  *  pilgrimage  *  kindness

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the rewards of being a faithful slave. It was narrated by Abu Huraira who reported that Allah's Messenger said that for a faithful slave there are two rewards. He then went on to say that if it wasn't for Jihad in the cause of Allah, and Pilgrimage and kindness to his mother he would have preferred to die as a slave. This shows us how important these three things are in Islam; jihad, pilgrimage, and kindness towards one's parents. It also teaches us the importance of being loyal and obedient towards God which is rewarded with two great rewards from Him.

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