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Musnad Ahmad 1181 (Book 5, Hadith 591) #34817
The Path of Ease

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that everyone will be rewarded or punished according to their deeds, and encourages people 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 from 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) from the Prophet ﷺ that He was at a funeral. He started hitting the ground with a stick and said: 'There is no one among you but Allah has decreed his place in Hell or his place in Paradise'. They said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 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. Shu'bah said. Mansoor bin al-Mu'tamir narrated it to me and I did not object to the hadeeth of Sulaiman at all. Al-Husna: The Best (ie either La ilaha illAllah : 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 the Meanings
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي جَنَازَةٍ فَأَخَذَ عُودًا يَنْكُتُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا قَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهُ مِنْ النَّارِ أَوْ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا نَتَّكِلُ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَى وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَى قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ فَلَمْ أُنْكِرْ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ شَيْئًا‏.‏
TOPICS
charity  *  fear  *  reward  *  punishment  *  sadaqah  *  khawf  *  jazaa  *  azaab

QUICK LESSONS:
Give charity , Keep your duty towards God , Believe in divine justice system .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Allah rewards or punishes us based on our actions. It was narrated by Ali ibn Abi Talib from the Prophet Muhammad, who was at a funeral when he started hitting the ground with a stick and said that everyone has been decreed their place in either Hell or Paradise depending on their deeds. He then recited a verse from Al-Lail which states that those who give in charity, keep their duty to Allah, fear Him, and believe in Al-Husna will have an easy path made for them by Allah while those who are greedy misers and deny Al-Husna will have an evil path made for them instead. The hadith encourages us to strive for good deeds as this is what leads us towards Paradise rather than relying solely on fate alone.

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