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Sunan Ibn Majah 3955 (Book 36, Hadith 30) #33310
Expiation of Sins Through Good Deeds

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the expiation of sins through good deeds and forbidding what is evil, and the importance of a closed door between one's family, children and neighbours.

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: "We were sitting with 'Umar and he said: 'Which of you has remembered a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah concerning Fitnah?’" Hudhaifah said: "I said: 'I have.’ He said: 'You are very bold.’ He said: 'How?’ He said: 'I heard him say: "The fitnah of a man with regard to his family, his children and his neigbours are expiated by his prayers, fasts, charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil"'.Umar said: 'This is not what I meant, rather I meant that which moves like the waves of the sea.’" Hudhaifah said: "Don’t worry about it, O Commander of the Believers! For there is a closed door between you and them"'.Umar said: "Will that door be broken or opened?" I said: "No, it will be broken"'.Umar said: "Then it will never be closed.’" We asked Hudhaifah: "Did 'Umar know what that door meant?" He said: "Yes, just as he knows that there will be night before morning, because I narrated to him a Hadith in which there are no errors". We were afraid to ask him who the door was, so we said to Masruq: "Ask him". He said: "'Umar".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَأَبِي، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يَحْفَظُ حَدِيثَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَجَرِيءٌ قَالَ كَيْفَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَجَارِهِ تُكَفِّرُهَا الصَّلاَةُ وَالصِّيَامُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ وَالأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هَذَا أُرِيدُ إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَوْجِ الْبَحْرِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مَالَكَ وَلَهَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا بَابًا مُغْلَقًا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَيُكْسَرُ الْبَابُ أَوْ يُفْتَحُ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ يُكْسَرُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ذَاكَ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لاَ يُغْلَقَ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا لِحُذَيْفَةَ أَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَعْلَمُ مَنِ الْبَابُ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَمَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ دُونَ غَدٍ اللَّيْلَةَ إِنِّي حَدَّثْتُهُ حَدِيثًا لَيْسَ بِالأَغَالِيطِ ‏.‏ فَهِبْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ مَنِ الْبَابُ فَقُلْنَا لِمَسْرُوقٍ سَلْهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ

TOPICS
prayers  *  fasts  *  charity  *  good  *  fitnah

QUICK LESSONS:
Do Good Deeds; Give Charity; Enjoin Goodness; Forbid Evil; Pray; Fasten

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of doing good deeds in order to expiate sins. It was narrated by Hudhaifah that he was sitting with Umar when Umar asked which one among them remembered a Hadith from Prophet Muhammad concerning tribulation. Hudhaifah said that he remembered it and then narrated it to Umar saying that Prophet Muhammad said that the tribulations of a man with regard to his family, his children and his neighbours are expiated by his prayers, fasts, charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil. Umar then asked if there was any other thing like this which moves like waves in sea but Hudhaifah assured him not to worry as there was a closed door between them which will never be opened or broken again. This hadith teaches us about how important it is for us to do good deeds in order to expiate our sins as well as how important it is for us to keep our families safe from any kind of harm or tribulation by keeping away from bad things such as gossiping or backbiting etc.

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