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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3811 (Book 49, Hadith 211) #29473
Seeking Out Righteous People

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of seeking out righteous people and learning from them.

Narrated Khaithamah bin Abi Sabrah: "I came to Al-Madinah, so I asked Allah to make it easy for me to sit with one who is righteous. He made Abu Hurairah accessible to me, so I sat with him and said to him: 'Indeed, I asked Allah to make it easy for me to sit with one who is righteous, and it is to you that I was guided'. So he said to me: 'From where are you?' I said: 'From the people of Al-Kufah, I came to search out good and to seek it'. So he said: 'Is there not among you Sa'd bin Malik whose supplication is answered, Ibn Mas'ud, the one who used to carry the water for purification and the sandals of the Messenger of Allah , and Hudhaifah, the keeper of the secrets of the Messenger of Allah , and 'Ammar whom Allah has guarded from Shaitan upon the tongue of His Prophet, and Salman the companion of the Two Books?'"
حَدَّثَنَا الْجَرَّاحُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَسَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُيَسِّرَ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَيَسَّرَ لِي أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُيَسِّرَ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَوُفِّقْتَ لِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لِي مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ جِئْتُ أَلْتَمِسُ الْخَيْرَ وَأَطْلُبُهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ مُجَابُ الدَّعْوَةِ وَابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ صَاحِبُ طَهُورِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَنَعْلَيْهِ وَحُذَيْفَةُ صَاحِبُ سِرِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَمَّارُ الَّذِي أَجَارَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ وَسَلْمَانُ صَاحِبُ الْكِتَابَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَالْكِتَابَانِ الإِنْجِيلُ وَالْقُرْآنُ ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ وَخَيْثَمَةُ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ نُسِبَ إِلَى جَدِّهِ

TOPICS
seek  *  righteous  *  companions  *  learn  *  istilaa  *  salih  *  sahabah  *  talab

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask Allah for guidance ; Strive towards righteousness ; Set an example ; Seek out good deeds ; Learn from those more knowledgeable than you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of seeking out righteous people and learning from them. It is narrated by Khaithamah bin Abi Sabrah, who was looking for a righteous person to learn from when he came to Al-Madinah. He asked Allah to make it easy for him, and he was guided to Abu Hurairah. Abu Hurairah then asked him why he came, and Khaithamah replied that he wanted to search out good and seek it. Abu Hurairah then mentioned several companions of the Prophet Muhammad such as Sa'd bin Malik, Ibn Mas'ud, Hudhaifah, 'Ammar, and Salman who were all known for their righteousness. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to learn from those who are more knowledgeable than us in order for us to become better Muslims ourselves. We should also be mindful of our own actions so that we can be an example for others as well.

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