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Riyad as-Salihin 413 (Book) #38798
The Generosity of Allah

SUMMARY: Allah rewards those who do good deeds and forgives those who do evil. He is generous and merciful to those who come to Him with repentance.

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet said, "Allah, the Almighty, says: 'Whosoever does a good deed, will have (reward) ten times like it and I add more; and whosoever does an evil, will have the punishment like it or I will forgive (him); and whosoever approaches Me by one span, I will approach him by one cubit; and whosoever approaches Me by one cubit, I approach him by one fathom, and whosoever comes to Me walking, I go to him running; and whosoever meets Me with an earth-load of sins without associating anything with Me, I meet him with forgiveness like that". Muslim
وعن أبي ذر، رضي الله عنه ، قال‏:‏ قال النبي ‏:‏ ‏ "‏يقول الله عز وجل‏:‏ من جاء بالحسنة، فله عشر أمثالها أو أزيد، ومن جاء بالسيئة، فجزاء سيئة سيئة مثلها أوغفر‏.‏ ومن تقرب مني شبراً ، تقربت منها ذراعا، ومن تقرب منى ذراعاً ، تقربت منه باعاً، ومن أتاني يمشي ، أتيته هرولة، ومن لقينى بقراب الأرض خطيئة لايشرك به شيئاً ، لقيته بمثلها مغفرة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
mercy  *  forgiveness  *  repentance  *  deeds  *  reward

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds ; Come closer to God through worship & prayer ; Ask for forgiveness sincerely .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the generosity of Allah. It tells us that if we do good deeds, we will be rewarded ten times more than what we did. On the other hand, if we commit a sin or an evil deed, Allah will either punish us for it or forgive us depending on our repentance and sincerity in asking for forgiveness. Furthermore, it also tells us that no matter how small our efforts are in coming closer to Him through worship or prayer, He will come even closer to us with His mercy and grace. Lastly, this hadith also teaches us that no matter how many sins a person has committed in their life time; if they sincerely repent from them without associating anything else with Allah then He will forgive them completely as if they never committed any sin at all!

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