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ahmad:15616 – Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Zabbān > Sahl b. Muʿādh from his father

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: 'Whoever builds a structure without injustice or aggression, or plants a plant without injustice or aggression, will have a reward that continues as long as people benefit from it among the creation of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted.'"

أحمد:١٥٦١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَبَّانُ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ بَنَى بُنْيَانًا مِنْ غَيْرِ ظُلْمٍ وَلَا اعْتِدَاءٍ أَوْ غَرَسَ غَرْسًا فِي غَيْرِ ظُلْمٍ وَلَا اعْتِدَاءٍ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ جَارٍ مَا انْتُفِعَ بِهِ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى

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tabarani:17608 – al-Miqdām b. Dāwud > Asad b. Mūsá > Ibn Lahīʿah > Zabbān b. Fāyid > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas from his father

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said, "Whoever builds a building without injustice or aggression, or plants a tree without injustice or aggression, will have continuous reward as long as anyone benefits from it."

الطبراني:١٧٦٠٨ – حَدَّثَنَا الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ثنا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ زَبَّانَ بْنِ فَايِدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ بَنَى بُنْيَانًا فِي غَيْرِ ظُلْمٍ وَلَا اعْتِدَاءٍ أَوْ غَرَسَ غَرْسًا فِي غَيْرِ ظُلْمٍ وَلَا اعْتِدَاءٍ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرًا جَارِيًا مَا انْتَفَعَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ ﷻ»

tabarani:17609 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Nuʿaym Ḍirār b. Ṣurad > Ibn Wahb > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Zabbān b. Fāyid > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever builds a structure without oppression or wrongdoing will have the reward of it as long as it benefits anyone from the creation of the Most Merciful."

الطبراني:١٧٦٠٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ضِرَارُ بْنُ صُرَدَ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ زَبَّانَ بْنِ فَايِدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ بَنَى بُنْيَانًا فِي غَيْرِ ظُلْمٍ وَلَا اعْتِدَاءٍ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَا انْتَفَعَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَنِ ﷻ»

suyuti:21013a –
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السيوطي:٢١٠١٣a –

"مَنْ بَنَى بُنْيَانًا فِي غَيرِ ظُلمٍ وَلا اعْتِدَاءٍ، أوْ غَرَسَ غَرْسًا فِي غَيرِ ظُلمٍ وَلا اعْتِدَاءٍ كَان لَهُ أَجْرًا جَارِيًا مَا انْتَفَعَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلقِ الله".

[حم] أحمد [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير وابن جرير، [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن معاذ بن أَنس