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Musnad Ahmad 1403 (Book 6, Hadith 21) #35025
Striving for Worship Rewarded in Paradise

SUMMARY: The hadith is about two men who became Muslim and one of them strived harder in worship than the other. The one who strove harder went on a military campaign and was martyred, while the other died a year later. In a dream, Talhah saw that both of them were allowed to enter Paradise. When news of this reached the Prophet (PBUH), he explained that the difference between their entry into Paradise was due to the extra worship done by the one who was martyred during his lifetime.

It was narrated from Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah that Two men came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they both became Muslim, but one of them strove harder in worship than his companion. The one who strove hard in worship went out on a military campaign and was martyred. The other one remained for a year after that, then he died. Talhah said: "I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise, and I saw them both. Someone had come out from Paradise and he gave permission to the one who died last (to enter); then he came out and gave permission to the one who had been martyred. Then they both came back to me and said to me: Go back, for your time has not yet come". The next morning, Talhah told the people about that and they were amazed by it. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: "Why are you amazed?' They said: "O Messenger of Allah, this one strove harder in worship and then was martyred for the sake of Allah, but the other one entered Paradise before him?" He said: 'Did he not remain for a year after (the other one) died?" They said: "Yes". He said: "Did he not live until Ramadan came and fast it?" They said: "Yes". He said: 'Did he not pray this many rak'ahs during that year?' They said: "Yes". The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Verily, the distance between them is the distance between heaven and earth".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ إِسْلَامُهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَرَأَيْتُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّائِمُ كَأَنِّي عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِذَا أَنَا بِهِمَا وَقَدْ خَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ الْآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَا إِلَيَّ فَقَالَا لِي ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ بَعْدُ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا لِذَلِكَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا كَانَ أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا ثُمَّ اسْتُشْهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدَخَلَ هَذَا الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً قَالُوا بَلَى وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَهُ قَالُوا بَلَى وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا سَجْدَةً فِي السَّنَةِ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَلَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ‏.‏
TOPICS
worship  *  reward  *  martyrdom  *  distance

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive hard for good deeds , Sacrifice your life for faith , Pray regularly .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about two men who accepted Islam and how they differed in their level of worship. One man strived hard in his worship while the other did not put as much effort into it. The man who strove hard went on a military campaign and was martyred for his faith, while the other remained alive for another year before passing away. In a dream, Talhah saw both men being allowed to enter paradise with no difference between them despite their different levels of worship during life on earth. When news of this reached Prophet Muhammad ﷺ he explained that although they were both granted entrance into paradise, there was still an immense distance between them due to all the extra acts of worship done by those who strive hard during their lifetime here on earth will be rewarded greatly in paradise even if they are martyred before others around them have passed away naturally from old age or illness etc.. This hadith teaches us that striving for good deeds is essential if we want our rewards to be greater when we reach our final destination - Paradise!

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