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bayhaqi:4740Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Aṣbahānī > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Jaʿfar b. Fāris > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you will be saved by his actions alone." They said, "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Not even me, unless Allah covers me with His mercy. So strive, draw near, and seek closeness. And in the morning and evening, walk and take measured steps. Aim for your goal and you will reach it."  

البيهقي:٤٧٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ فَارِسٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ يُنَجِّيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا أَوْ قَرِّبُوا وَرُوحُوا وَاغْدُوا وَخُطًى مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ وَالْقَصْدَ الْقَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ آدَمَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ

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Deeds alone are not sufficient to enter Jannah

bukhari:6463Ādam > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The deeds of anyone of you will not save you ˹from Hellfire˺." They said, "Even you ˹will not be saved by your deeds˺, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "No, even I ˹will not be saved˺ unless and until Allah bestows His Mercy upon me. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and worship Allah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during a part of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course whereby you will reach your goal (Jannah).  

البخاري:٦٤٦٣حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَنْ يُنَجِّيَ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ عَمَلُهُ۔» قَالُوا: وَلاَ أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «وَلاَ أَنَا، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ۔ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَاغْدُوا وَرُوحُوا وَشَىْءٌ مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ وَالْقَصْدَ الْقَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا۔»  

ahmad:14901ʿAffān > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Muslim > Sulaymān al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah Wʿan Abū Sufyān > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

“Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds.” They said: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4201)   

أحمد:١٤٩٠١حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وعَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَلَنْ يُنْجِيَ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ عَمَلُهُ قُلْنَا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ  

ahmad:10010Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Abū Bakr > Abū Ḥaṣīn > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

“Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds.” They said: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4201)   

أحمد:١٠٠١٠حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنِ أَبِي حَصِينٍ عَنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ لَيْسَ بِمُنْجِيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ  

ahmad:8529ʿAffān > Khālid b. ʿAbdullāh > Suhayl from his father > Abū Hurayrah

“Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds.” They said: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4201)   

أحمد:٨٥٢٩حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُنَجِّيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ  

ahmad:10677Rawḥ > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The deeds of anyone of you will not save you (from the (Hell) Fire)." They said, "Even you (will not be saved by your deeds), O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "No, even I (will not be saved) unless and until Allah bestows His Mercy on me. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and worship Allah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during a part of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course whereby you will reach your target (Paradise). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6463)  

أحمد:١٠٦٧٧حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يُنْجِي أَحَدَكُمْ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَاغْدُوا وَرُوحُوا وَشَيْءٌ مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ وَالْقَصْدَ الْقَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا  

ahmad:10733Sulaymān b. Dāwud > Shuʿbah > Abū Ziyād al-Ṭaḥḥān > Abū Hurayrah

There is none whose deeds alone would entitle him to get into Paradise. It was said to him: And, Messenger of Allah, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that my Lord wraps me in Mercy. (Using translation from Muslim 2816c)   

أحمد:١٠٧٣٣حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي زِيَادٍ الطَّحَّانِ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُنَجِّيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ  

ahmad:10939Hāshim > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The deeds of anyone of you will not save you (from the (Hell) Fire)." They said, "Even you (will not be saved by your deeds), O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "No, even I (will not be saved) unless and until Allah bestows His Mercy on me. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and worship Allah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during a part of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course whereby you will reach your target (Paradise). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6463)  

أحمد:١٠٩٣٩حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَنْ يُنْجِيَ أَحَدَكُمْ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَاغْدُوا وَرُوحُوا وَشَيْءٌ مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ وَالْقَصْدَ الْقَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا  

ahmad:10534Yazīd > Muḥammad > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

“Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds.” They said: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4201)   

أحمد:١٠٥٣٤حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَنْ يُنَجِّيَ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ عَمَلُهُ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ وَلَكِنْ قَارِبُوا وَسَدِّدُوا  

darimi:2775al-Ḥasan b. al-Rabīʿ > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

Observe moderation in deeds (and if it is not possible, try to be near moderation) and understand that none amongst you can attain salvation because of his deeds alone. They said: Messenger of Allah, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that Allah should wrap me in His Mercy and Grace. (Using translation from Muslim 2816g)  

الدارمي:٢٧٧٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَارِبُوا وَسَدِّدُوا وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ لَنْ يُنْجِيَهُ عَمَلُهُ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلَا أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ»  

ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِالْمُقَارَبَةِ فِي الطَّاعَاتِ إِذِ الْفَوْزُ فِي الْعُقْبَى يَكُونُ بِسَعَةِ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ لَا بِكَثْرَةِ الْأَعْمَالِ

ibnhibban:350Abū Yaʿlá > Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥajjāj al-Sāmī > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Muslim > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah And ʾAbī Sufyān > Jābir

“Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds.” They said: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4201)   

ابن حبّان:٣٥٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ السَّامِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَا

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَلَا يُنْجِي أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ عَمَلُهُ» قُلْنَا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ»  

ahmad-zuhd:2352ʿAbdullāh from my father > Ḥusayn > Abū Maʿshar > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The deeds of anyone of you will not save you (from the (Hell) Fire)." They said, "Even you (will not be saved by your deeds), O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "No, even I (will not be saved) unless and until Allah bestows His Mercy on me. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and worship Allah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during a part of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course whereby you will reach your target (Paradise). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6463)   

الزهد لأحمد:٢٣٥٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ لَا يُنْجِيهُ عَمَلُهُ» قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَلَكِنْ اغْدُوا وَرُوحُوا وَشَيْئًا مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ الْقَصْدَ الْقَصْدَ تَبْلُغُونَ»  

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السيوطي:١٤٧٩٦a

"سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا، وَلَا يُنْجى أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ عَمَلُهُ، قَالُوا: وَلَا أَنْت يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: وَلَا أنَا إِلَّا أنْ يَتَغمَّدَنِى اللهُ مِنْهُ برَحْمَة".  

[حب] ابن حبّان عن أَبى هريرة، وجابر معًا
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السيوطي:١٧٧٠١a

"لَنْ يُنجِّي أَحدًا مِنكُمْ عَمَلُهُ، قَالُوا: ولا أنْتَ؟ ، قال: ولا أَنا إِلَّا أنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِى اللهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ، وَلكِنْ سَدِّدُوا، وَقَارِبُوا، واغدوا، وَروحوا، وَشَئٌ مِنْ الدُّلجَةِ، والقَصْدَ القَصْدَ تَبَلُغُوا".  

[خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن أبي هريرة
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السيوطي:٢٦٥٩٠a

"لَا يُنَجِّي أحَدًا عَمَلُهُ، قَالُوا: وَلَا أَنْتَ؟ قَال: وَلَا أنَا إلا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدنِي الله مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ، فَسَدِّدُوا وقَاربُوا، واغْدُوا ورُوحُوا، وشَيئًا مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ، وَالقَصْدَ القَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا".  

[حم] أحمد [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه (عن (*) أبي هريرة)