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ahmad:14747 – Mūsá > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] Naaman ibn Qawqal came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, refrain from the prohibited, and make the permissible lawful, and I do not increase upon that anything, will I enter Paradise?" He said, "Yes." Naaman then said, "By Allah, I will not increase upon that anything."  

أحمد:١٤٧٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ نُعْمَانَ بْنَ قَوْقَلٍ جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ وَصُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلَالَ وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا أَفَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

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muslim:15a – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʾAbū Kurayb Wa-al-Lafẓ Lʾabī Kurayb > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah)? The Prophet ﷺ replied in the affirmative.  

مسلم:١٥a – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ قَوْقَلٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلاَلَ أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَعَمْ  

muslim:15c – Salamah b. Shabīb > al-Ḥasan b. Aʿyan > Maʿqil / Ibn ʿUbaydullāh > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

Shall I enter Paradise in case I say the obligatory prayers, observe the (fasts) of Ramadan and treat that as lawful which has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah) and deny myself that what is forbidden, and make no addition to it? He (the Holy Prophet) replied in the affirmative. He (the inquirer) said: By Allah, I would add nothing to it.  

مسلم:١٥c – وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ، وَصُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ، وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلاَلَ، وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ، وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ۔» قَالَ: وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا۔  

ahmad:14394 – Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash And Ibn Numayr > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ came to Nu'man bin Qawqal and he said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I were to make lawful what is lawful and unlawful what is unlawful, and I were to perform the obligatory prayers, and Ibn Numayr said in his narration without increasing upon that, will I enter Paradise?" So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Yes."  

أحمد:١٤٣٩٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ قَوْقَلٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ حَلَّلْتُ الْحَلَالَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَصَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ وَقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَأَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ  

hakim:6496 – Abū Ismāʿīl > Abū al-Aswad al-Naḍr b. ʿAbd al-Jabbār > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir > al-Nuʿmān b. Qawqal

[Machine] He came the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I observe the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, make lawful what is halal, and forbid what is haram, and I do not add anything else to that, will I enter Paradise?" He said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah, I will not increase anything beyond that."  

الحاكم:٦٤٩٦ – أَخْبَرْنَاهُ أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثَنَا أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ النَّضْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ قَوْقَلٍ

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ وَصُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلَالَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا  

bayhaqi:19705 – [Chain 1] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-Naḍr Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Muḥammad b. Naṣr al-Marwazī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Muʿāwiyah [Chain 2] Abū ʿAmr b. Abū Jaʿfar > al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir ؓ

Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah)? The Prophet ﷺ replied in the affirmative. (Using translation from Muslim 15a)   

البيهقي:١٩٧٠٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أنبأ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ قَالَ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ قَوْقَلٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلَالَ أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَعَمْ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ