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Sunan Abi Dawud 1683 (Book 9, Hadith 128) #21975
Forty Characteristics for Paradise

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ taught that there are forty characteristics, the highest of which is to give a goat on loan for benefiting from its milk. If any man carries out any of these characteristics with the hope of getting a reward, Allah will admit him to Paradise.

The Prophet said: There are forty characteristics; the highest of them is to give a goat on loan (for benefiting from its milk). If any man carries out any of those characteristics with the hope of getting a reward and testifying to the promise for it, Allah will admit him to Paradise for it. Abu Dawud said: In the version of Musaddad, Hassan said: So we counted other characteristics than lending the goat: to return the greeting, to respond to sneezing, and remove things which cause annoyance to the people from their path, and similar other things. We could not reach fifteen characteristics.
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ مُسَدَّدٍ وَهُوَ أَتَمُّ - عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ أَرْبَعُونَ خَصْلَةً أَعْلاَهُنَّ مَنِيحَةُ الْعَنْزِ مَا يَعْمَلُ رَجُلٌ بِخَصْلَةٍ مِنْهَا رَجَاءَ ثَوَابِهَا وَتَصْدِيقَ مَوْعُودِهَا إِلاَّ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي حَدِيثِ مُسَدَّدٍ قَالَ حَسَّانُ فَعَدَدْنَا مَا دُونَ مَنِيحَةِ الْعَنْزِ مِنْ رَدِّ السَّلاَمِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَإِمَاطَةِ الأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَنَحْوِهِ فَمَا اسْتَطَعْنَا أَنْ نَبْلُغَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ خَصْلَةً

TOPICS
forty  *  characteristics  *  reward  *  paradise  *  arbaa  *  sifat  *  thawab  *  jannah

QUICK LESSONS:
Give a goat on loan for benefiting from its milk; Return greeting; Respond when someone sneezes; Remove things which cause annoyance from people’s paths; Do good deeds with intention of getting rewarded by God; Have faithfulness towards God’s commands; Be sincere when doing good deeds ; Show kindness towards others by removing obstacles or returning greetings .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad taught that there are forty characteristics that can lead one to paradise if they are done with the intention of getting a reward from Allah. The highest characteristic is giving a goat on loan so it can be used for its milk. Other examples include returning greetings, responding when someone sneezes, and removing things which cause annoyance from people's paths. If any man carries out these acts with the hope of getting a reward from Allah, He will admit them into paradise as their reward. This hadith teaches us about how important it is to do good deeds in order to receive rewards in this life and in the hereafter. It also shows us how small acts such as returning greetings or removing obstacles can have great rewards if done with sincerity and faithfulness towards Allah's commands.

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