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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2263 (Book 33, Hadith 106) #27896
The Best and Worst of People

SUMMARY: The best of people is the one whose goodness is expected and people are safe from his evil, while the worst of people is the one whose goodness is not expected and people are not safe from his evil.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) came across some people who were sitting, so he said: 'Shall I not inform you of the best of you from your worst?'" He said: "They became silent, so he said that three times, then a man said: 'Of course, O Messenger of Allah! Inform us of the best among us from our worst'. He said: 'The best of you is the one whose goodness is hoped for, and people are safe from his evil. And the worst of you is he whose goodness is not hoped for, and people are not safe from his evil'."
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَقَفَ عَلَى أُنَاسٍ جُلُوسٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِكُمْ مِنْ شَرِّكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَسَكَتُوا فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِخَيْرِنَا مِنْ شَرِّنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ يُرْجَى خَيْرُهُ وَيُؤْمَنُ شَرُّهُ وَشَرُّكُمْ مَنْ لاَ يُرْجَى خَيْرُهُ وَلاَ يُؤْمَنُ شَرُّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
goodness  *  evil  *  expectations  *  birr  *  sharr  *  istimal

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to be kind , generous , honest , selfless .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith by Abu Hurairah explains that there are two types of people in this world; those who do good deeds and those who do bad deeds. The best type of person is someone whose good deeds are expected by others, meaning they have a reputation for being kind, generous, honest, etc. People feel safe around them because they know that this person will not harm them or take advantage of them. On the other hand, the worst type of person is someone whose bad deeds are expected by others; they have a reputation for being cruel, dishonest or selfish. People don't feel safe around them because they know that this person could potentially hurt or take advantage of them. This hadith teaches us to strive to be like the first type of person - someone who does good deeds and has a positive impact on society - rather than like the second type - someone who does bad deeds and has a negative impact on society.

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