Hadith: Faith has over seventy branches, or over sixty branches
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «الإيمانُ بِضْعٌ وَسَبْعُونَ أو بِضْعٌ وسِتُونَ شُعْبَةً: فَأَفْضَلُهَا قَوْلُ: لا إله إلا الله، وَأَدْنَاهَا إِمَاطَةُ الأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ، وَالحَيَاءُ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ».
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المزيــد ...
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Faith has over seventy branches –or over sixty branches – the best of which is saying: there is no god but Allah; and the least of which is the removal of harmful objects from the way; and modesty is a branch of faith."
Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Faith is not one trait or one branch; rather, it has many branches that are over seventy or over sixty. However, the best of these branches is one statement: "There is no god but Allah" and the least of these branches is removing what harms people from the road, such as stones, thorns, or other than that. Modesty is also a branch of faith.
Benefits from the Hadith
- Imān has several levels, some of which are more important than the others
- According to Ahl-us-Sunnah, faith consists of statements, acts, and belief.
- Imān motivates and regulates good deeds.
- Imān is divisible, thereby it increases and decreases.
- Imān is acquired.
- It shows the merit of bashfulness and urges Muslims to adopt it.
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