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Sahih Muslim 1914 (Book 33, Hadith 235) #12045
Kindness Rewarded with Forgiveness

SUMMARY: Doing small acts of kindness, such as removing a thorny twig from the path, will be appreciated by Allah and result in forgiveness. There are five kinds of martyrs: those who die of plague, diarrhoea (or cholera), drowning, being buried under debris and those who die fighting in the way of Allah.

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the, Messenger of Allah said: While a man walks along a path, finds a thorny twig lying on the way and puts it aside, Allah would appreciate it and forgive him The Prophet said: The martyrs are of five kinds: one who dies of plague; one who dies of diarrhoea (or cholera) ; one who is drowned; one who is buried under debris and one who dies fighting in the way of Allah.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ الشُّهَدَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ الْمَطْعُونُ وَالْمَبْطُونُ وَالْغَرِقُ وَصَاحِبُ الْهَدْمِ وَالشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

TOPICS
mercy  *  martyrs  *  god  *  kindness  *  forgiveness

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds no matter how small they may seem . Strive for martyrdom through any means possible .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how even small acts of kindness can be rewarded by Allah with forgiveness. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that when someone walks along a path and finds a thorny twig lying on the way and puts it aside, Allah would appreciate it and forgive him. The Prophet also said that there are five kinds of martyrs - those who die from plague, diarrhoea or cholera, drowning, being buried under debris or dying while fighting in the way of Allah. This hadith teaches us to always do good deeds no matter how small they may seem because they will not go unnoticed by God. It also reminds us to strive for martyrdom through any means possible so that we can receive eternal reward from Him.

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