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Musnad Ahmad 68 (Book 1, Hadith 65) #33763
The Natural Recompense of Good and Bad Deeds

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that Allah rewards us for our good deeds and punishes us for our bad deeds through the natural occurrences of life, such as sickness, exhaustion, sadness and calamities.

It was narrated that Abu Bakr bin Abi Zuhair said: I was told that Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, how could we be in a good state after this verse: "It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), whosoever works evil, will have the recompense thereof' fan-Nisa' 4:123? Will we be punished for every bad deed we do? There Messenger of Allah said: 'May Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr, do you not fall sick? Do you not get exhausted? Do you not feel sad? Don't calamities befall you?' He said: Of course. He said: 'That is the recompense you are given'.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي زُهَيْرٍ، قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ الصَّلَاحُ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ ‏{‏لَيْسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْ وَلَا أَمَانِيِّ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ‏}‏ فَكُلَّ سُوءٍ عَمِلْنَا جُزِينَا بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَلَسْتَ تَمْرَضُ أَلَسْتَ تَنْصَبُ أَلَسْتَ تَحْزَنُ أَلَسْتَ تُصِيبُكَ اللَّأْوَاءُ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَهُوَ مَا تُجْزَوْنَ بِهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
recompense  *  good  *  bad  *  sickness  *  exhaustion  *  sadness  *  istijabah  *  khayr  *  sharr  *  marad  *  tasahul  *  huzn  *  masaib

QUICK LESSONS:
Do righteous acts ; have faith in God ; be patient ; show gratitude towards God's gifts even when they are difficult tests or trials .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that Allah rewards us for our good deeds and punishes us for our bad deeds through the natural occurrences of life. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked if people will be punished for every wrong deed they do, to which he replied by asking if people don't get sick or exhausted or feel sad when something unfortunate happens to them. He then said that these are the punishments we receive from Allah in return for our wrongdoings. It is important to remember that although we may not always see it right away, Allah will always reward those who do good with goodness in return and punish those who do evil with misfortune in return. We should strive to live a life full of righteousness so that we can receive blessings from Allah instead of punishment.

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