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Sahih al-Bukhari 66 (Book 3, Hadith 8) #66
Allah's Mercy and Response to Different People

SUMMARY: The hadith is about three people who approached the Prophet (PBUH) and how Allah responded to each of them differently.

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi: While Allah's Messenger was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in front of Allah's Messenger and the third one went away. The two persons kept on standing before Allah's Messenger for a while and then one of them found a place in the circle and sat there while the other sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's Messenger finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One of them betook himself to Allah, so Allah took him into His grace and mercy and accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so Allah sheltered Him in His mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah and went away, so Allah turned His face from him likewise".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُرَّةَ، مَوْلَى عَقِيلِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَالنَّاسُ مَعَهُ، إِذْ أَقْبَلَ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ، فَأَقْبَلَ اثْنَانِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَذَهَبَ وَاحِدٌ، قَالَ فَوَقَفَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَرَأَى فُرْجَةً فِي الْحَلْقَةِ فَجَلَسَ فِيهَا، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَجَلَسَ خَلْفَهُمْ، وَأَمَّا الثَّالِثُ فَأَدْبَرَ ذَاهِبًا، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنِ النَّفَرِ الثَّلاَثَةِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمْ فَأَوَى إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَآوَاهُ اللَّهُ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَاسْتَحْيَا، فَاسْتَحْيَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَأَعْرَضَ، فَأَعْرَضَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ

TOPICS
mercy  *  response  *  people  *  approaching

QUICK LESSONS:
Approach God with humility and sincerity

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the mercy of Allah and how He responds differently to different people. It tells us that when we approach Allah, He will respond in kind. If we are humble and sincere in our approach, then He will be merciful towards us. On the other hand, if we turn away from Him, then He too will turn away from us. This hadith also teaches us that no matter what our circumstances may be, if we seek refuge in Allah with sincerity and humility, then He will surely take care of us. We should always remember that His mercy is vast and all-encompassing; it is only up to us whether or not we choose to avail ourselves of it.

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