Sahih Muslim Hadith 2351 – Encouragement To

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[2351] 69 – (1017) It was narrated from Al-Mundhir bin JarIr that his father said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah during the beginning of the day when some people came who were barefoot and (partially) naked, wearing (torn) Namirahs,1 or 'Abâyahs,t 21 with their swords hanging from their necks. Most of them, if not all of them, were from Mudar. The expression of the Messenger of Allah j changed because of what he saw in them of poverty. He went in, then he came out and ordered Bilâl to call the A_d_hân and the Iqâmah. He prayed, then he addressed (the people) and said: '0 mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam) …131 until the end of the verse, and the verse in Al-Hajhr: "0 you who believe! Fear Allah and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for the morrow."14 ' So people gave DInâr, Dirham, clothing, a Sâ' of wheat and a Sâ' of dates" – (mentioning examples) until he said: and even half a date. Then a man from among the Anâr brought a money bag which his hands could hardly lift, in fact he could not lift it, and the people came one after another until I saw two piles of food and clothing, and I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah glistening like gold (because of happiness). The Messenger of Allah said: [1] See earlier. [2] A type of cloak. [3]An-Nisâ' 4:1. [4]Al-Has/jr 59:18. 'Whoever sets a good precedent in – ,'- Islam will have the reward for that :4u J 4flS and the reward of those who do it ,- — 4 -o – after him, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest. JLr And whoever sets a bad precedent in Islam will bear the burden of sin for that, and the burden of those who do it after him, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest." L [lÀ"