Hadith: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the foremost deed that leads people to Paradise, and he replied: "Fear of Allah and good character
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال:
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَكْثَرِ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ الْجَنَّةَ، فَقَالَ: «تَقْوَى اللهِ وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ»، وَسُئِلَ عَنْ أَكْثَرِ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ النَّارَ فَقَالَ: «الْفَمُ وَالْفَرْجُ».
[حسن صحيح] - [رواه الترمذي وابن ماجه وأحمد] - [سنن الترمذي: 2004]
المزيــد ...
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the foremost deed that leads people to Paradise, and he replied: "Fear of Allah and good character." Then, he was asked about the things that most lead people to Hellfire, and he said: "The tongue and the private parts."
[Good and authentic hadith] - [Narrated by At-Termedhy & Ibn Majah & Ahmad] - [Sunan At-Termedhy - 2004]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that the greatest means that lead one to Paradise are:
Fear of Allah and good character.
Fear of Allah (taqwa) is to make wiqāya (shield) between oneself and the punishment of Allah, by observing His commands and prohibitions.
Good character: by having a cheerful face, doing good to others, and averting harm from them.
And that the greatest causes for a person's entry into Hellfire are:
The tongue and the private parts.
The sins committed by the tongue include: lying, backbiting, and tale-bearing.
The sins committed by the private parts include: adultery, sodomy, etc.
Benefits from the Hadith
- There are causes for entering Paradise related to Allah Almighty, like fear of Him, and causes related to people, like a good character.
- The Hadīth highlights the danger of the tongue and that it is one of the causes of entering Hellfire.
- It demonstrates the danger of desires and immoralities to people and that they are among the most common causes of entering Hellfire.
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