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Sunan Ibn Majah 3925 (Book 35, Hadith 33) #33279
Striving Harder in Deeds

SUMMARY: The hadith is about two men who became Muslim together, one of them strived harder than the other and was martyred while the other stayed for a year longer and passed away. The difference between them in terms of their deeds was greater than the difference between heaven and earth.

It was narrated from Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah that two men from Bali came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They had become Muslim together, but one of them used to strive harder than the other. The one who used to strive harder went out to fight and was martyred. The other one stayed for a year longer, then he passed away. Talhah said: "I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise and I saw them (those two men). Someone came out of Paradise and admitted the one who had died last, then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me and said: 'Go back, for your time has not yet come.’" The next morning, Talhah told the people of that and they were amazed. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they told him the story. He said: "Why are you so amazed at that?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah, the first one was the one who strove harder, then he was martyred, but the other one was admitted to Paradise before him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Did he not stay behind for a year?" They said: "Yes". He said: "And did not Ramadan come and he fasted, and he offered such and such prayers during that year?" They said: "Yes". The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، مِنْ بَلِيٍّ قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ وَكَانَ إِسْلاَمُهُمَا جَمِيعًا فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنَ الآخَرِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ ‏.‏ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَرَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِذَا أَنَا بِهِمَا فَخَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ الآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ بَعْدُ ‏.‏ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا لِذَلِكَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثُوهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مِنْ أَىِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ ‏"‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا كَانَ أَشَدَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اجْتِهَادًا ثُمَّ اسْتُشْهِدَ وَدَخَلَ هَذَا الآخِرُ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَهُ وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ سَجْدَةٍ فِي السَّنَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ فَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مِمَّا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ
TOPICS
striving  *  deeds  *  difference  *  heaven  *  earth  *  istianah  *  amal  *  fark  *  jannah  *  ard

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive hard in your deeds regardless of how small you think it may be; Do good within your capacity; Appreciate effort over results/outcomes; Have patience & perseverance; Don't compare yourself with others; Don't judge by appearances/results alone

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two men from Bali who accepted Islam together but one of them strove harder than the other. The one who strived harder went out to fight and was martyred while the other stayed for a year longer before he passed away. Talhah saw a dream where he saw both these men at the gate of Paradise with someone admitting firstly, the one who died last then admitting the one who was martyred. When news reached Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, He asked if Ramadan came during that year to which they replied yes, upon which He said that there is a great difference between their deeds as it is greater than that between heaven and earth. This hadith teaches us that striving hard in our deeds can make all the difference even if we are not able to do something as much as others or have less time on our hands compared to others; Allah will reward us according to our efforts no matter how small they may be. It also teaches us that we should never compare ourselves with others because Allah knows best what each person has done or can do; so instead of comparing ourselves with others, we should strive hard in whatever good deed we can do within our capacity so that Allah rewards us accordingly on Judgment Day.

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