5. Book of Righteousness and Excellence (Iḥsān)
٥۔ كِتَابُ الْبِرِّ وَالْإِحْسَانِ
that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Guarantee for me six ˹deeds˺ from yourselves and I will guarantee for you Paradise: (1) Be truthful when you speak, (2) keep your promises when you make them, (3) fulfill the trust when you are entrusted, (4) guard your chastity, (5) lower your gaze, and (6) restrain your hands ˹from harming others.˺" (Using translation from Aḥmad 22757)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اضْمَنُوا لِي سِتًّا أَضْمَنْ لَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ اصْدُقُوا إِذَا حَدَّثْتُمْ وَأَوْفُوا إِذَا وَعَدْتُمْ وَأَدُّوا إِذَا ائْتُمِنْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَكُمْ وَغُضُّوا أَبْصَارَكُمْ وَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ»
ذِكْرُ كِتْبَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الْمَرْءَ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الصِّدِّيقِينَ بِمُدَاوَمَتِهِ عَلَى الصِّدْقِ فِي الدُّنْيَا
[Machine] The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "A man will continue speaking the truth and seeking truthfulness until he is recorded with Allah as a truthful person. And a man will continue lying and seeking falsehood until he is recorded with Allah as a liar."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا وَلَا يَزَالُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا»
ذِكْرُ رَجَاءِ دُخُولِ الْجِنَانِ لِلدَّوَامِ عَلَى الصِّدْقِ فِي الدُّنْيَا
Truth leads one to Paradise and virtue leads one to Paradise and the person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell, and the person tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar. (Using translation from Muslim 2607a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ لَيَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا»
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنْ تَعَوُّدِ الصِّدْقِ، وَمُجَانَبَةِ الْكَذِبِ فِي أَسْبَابِهِ
Avoid falsehood, for falsehood leads to wickedness, and wickedness to hell; and if a man continues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object, he will be recorded in Allah’s presence as a great liar. And adhere to truth, for truth leads to good deeds, and good deeds lead to paradise. If a man continues to speak the truth and makes truth his object, he will be recorded in Allah’s presence as eminently truthful. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4989)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا»
ذِكْرُ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْحَقِّ، وَإِنْ كَرِهَهُ النَّاسُ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Indeed, let not the fear of people prevent any of you from speaking the truth when you see it."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ مَخَافَةُ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذَا رَآهُ»
ذِكْرُ رِضَاءِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا عَمَّنِ الْتَمَسَ رِضَاهُ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah while angering people, Allah will be pleased with him and people will be pleased with him. And whoever seeks the pleasure of people while angering Allah, Allah will be angry with him and people will be angry with him."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنِ الْتَمَسَ رِضَى اللَّهِ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ ؓ وَأَرْضَى النَّاسَ عَنْهُ وَمَنِ الْتَمَسَ رِضَا النَّاسِ بِسَخَطِ اللَّهِ سَخَطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَسْخَطَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسَ*»
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنْ إِرْضَاءِ اللَّهِ عِنْدَ سَخَطِ الْمَخْلُوقِينَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever seeks to please Allah by angering people, Allah will suffice him. And whoever seeks to please people by angering Allah, Allah will deliver him to the people."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَرْضَى اللَّهَ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ بِرِضَا النَّاسِ وَكَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ»
ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنِ السُّكُوتِ لِلْمَرْءِ عَنِ الْحَقِّ إِذَا رَأَى الْمُنْكَرَ أَوْ عَرَفَهُ، مَا لَمْ يُلْقِ بِنَفْسِهِ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not let the fear of people prevent any of you from speaking the truth when you see it or know it."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ مَخَافَةُ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِحَقٍّ إِذَا رَآهُ أَوْ عَرَفَهُ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ يَرِدُ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ الْحَوْضَ عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ بِقَوْلِهِ الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ الْأَئِمَّةِ فِي الدُّنْيَا
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us, we were made up of nine; five and four. The first of the numbers for the Arabs, and the latter for the non-Arabs. He said: 'Listen, have you heard that after me there will leaders, whoever enters upon them and condones to their lies, and supports them in their oppression, then he is not from me and I am not from him, and he shall not drink with me from the Hawd. And whoever does not enter upon them, nor help them in their oppression, nor condones to their lies, then he is from me, and I am from him, and he shall drink with me at the Hawd.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2259)
خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ تِسْعَةٌ خَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ أَحَدُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَالْآخَرُ مِنَ الْعَجَمِ فَقَالَ «اسْمَعُوا أَوْ هَلْ سَمِعْتُمْ إِنَّهُ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي أُمَرَاءُ فَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَيْسَ بِوَارِدٍ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَهُوَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَهُوَ وَارِدٌ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ»