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Musnad Ahmad 1110 (Book 5, Hadith 526) #34752
The Path of Ease

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that everyone will be rewarded or punished according to their deeds, and encourages us to strive for good deeds as Allah will make the path of ease for those who give in charity and fear Him.

It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: We were sitting with the Prophet at a funeral - I the narrator think he said in Baqee' al-Gharqad - and he struck the ground (with a stick), then he lifted his head and said: "There is no one among you but Allah has decreed his place in Paradise or his place in Hell". We said: O Messenger of Allah , shouldn't we rely on that? He said: 'No, rather strive, for each will be enabled to do the appropriate deeds". Then he recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, And believes in Al-Husna'. We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self sufficient. And belies Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path for evil" Al-Lail 92:5-10. (Al-Husna: The Best (ie either La ilaha illAllaah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) or a reward from Allah (ie Allah will compensate him for what he will spend in Allah's way or bless him with Paradise) Footnote from Hilali/Khan Translation of meanings)
وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ فِي جَنَازَةٍ أُرَاهُ قَالَ بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ قَالَ فَنَكَتَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَقَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهُ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَقْعَدُهُ مِنْ النَّارِ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا نَتَّكِلُ قَالَ لَا اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏{‏فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى‏}‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَى‏}‏‏.‏

TOPICS
charity  *  deeds  *  paradise  *  hellfire  *  sadaqah  *  amalesaalihah  *  taqwa  *  jannah  *  jahannam  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Give away something out of love for Allah , Have a deep respect & reverence towards Him , Strive to do good deeds .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and it explains that everyone will be rewarded or punished according to their deeds. It encourages us to strive for good deeds as Allah will make the path of ease for those who give in charity and fear Him. Giving in charity means giving away something out of love for Allah, such as money or food, while fearing Allah means having a deep respect and reverence towards Him. The Prophet Muhammad also recited a verse from the Quran which states that those who are generous with their wealth and have faith in God's rewards will have an easy path ahead of them. On the other hand, those who are greedy with their wealth and do not believe in God's rewards will have a difficult path ahead of them. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to do good deeds so we can receive blessings from God, rather than relying on our fate alone.

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