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Sahih al-Bukhari 2641 (Book 52, Hadith 5) #2527
Judging By Public Deeds

SUMMARY: People should be judged by their public deeds, and not by what they do in secret as Allah will judge them for that.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: People were (sometimes) judged by the revealing of a Divine Inspiration during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle but now there is no longer any more (new revelation). Now we judge you by the deeds you practice publicly, so we will trust and favor the one who does good deeds in front of us, and we will not call him to account about what he is really doing in secret, for Allah will judge him for that; but we will not trust or believe the one who presents to us with an evil deed even if he claims that his intentions were good.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُتْبَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أُنَاسًا كَانُوا يُؤْخَذُونَ بِالْوَحْىِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ، وَإِنَّ الْوَحْىَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ، وَإِنَّمَا نَأْخُذُكُمُ الآنَ بِمَا ظَهَرَ لَنَا مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، فَمَنْ أَظْهَرَ لَنَا خَيْرًا أَمِنَّاهُ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ، وَلَيْسَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ سَرِيرَتِهِ شَىْءٌ، اللَّهُ يُحَاسِبُهُ فِي سَرِيرَتِهِ، وَمَنْ أَظْهَرَ لَنَا سُوءًا لَمْ نَأْمَنْهُ وَلَمْ نُصَدِّقْهُ، وَإِنْ قَالَ إِنَّ سَرِيرَتَهُ حَسَنَةٌ‏.‏

TOPICS
judgement  *  revealing  *  inspiration  *  trust  *  qadhaa  *  tajalliyat  *  ilham  *  amanah  *  fadhl  *  favor

QUICK LESSONS:
Judge others based on their public actions; Do good deeds; Be honest; Be trustworthy; Have faith in Allah's judgement

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how people should be judged. During the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad, people were sometimes judged by divine inspiration or revelation from Allah. However, now that there is no longer any new revelation, we must judge people based on their public deeds. We should trust and favor those who do good deeds in front of us and not question what they are doing in private as Allah will judge them for that. On the other hand, we cannot trust someone who presents us with an evil deed even if they claim to have good intentions behind it. This hadith teaches us to be honest and truthful in our actions so that others can trust us and believe in our intentions. It also reminds us to always strive to do good deeds even when no one is watching because ultimately Allah will see everything we do and He will judge accordingly.

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