ذِكْرُ إِعْطَاءِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الثَّوَابَ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ عَلَى يَسِيرِ الْعَمَلِ أَضْعَافَ مَا يُعْطِي عَلَى كَثِيرِهِ لِغَيْرِهَا مِنَ الْأُمَمِ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say while he was standing on the pulpit, "Indeed, your remaining in [this world] is only for the sake of those who came before you, just like the time between the Asr prayer and the sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted upon it until they were incapable [of following it]. Then they were given a qirat after qirat. The people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted upon it until they reached the time of the Asr prayer. Then they were given a qirat after qirat. And you were given the Qur'an and you acted upon it until the sunset. Then you were given two qirats after two qirats." The people of the Torah and the Gospel said, "Our Lord, these [Muslims] did less in their actions than us and they have greater reward." Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said, "Have you been deprived of anything from your rights?" They said, "No." He said, "Then it is My favor that I bestow upon whomever I will."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ «إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ قَبْلَكُمْ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ عَجَزُوا عَنْهَا فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا وَأُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ الْإِنْجِيلِ الْإِنْجِيلَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغُوا صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ عَجَزُوا فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا وَأُعْطِيتُمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَعَمِلْتُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ أُعْطِيتُمْ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قَالَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ رَبَّنَا هَؤُلَاءِ أَقَلُّ عَمَلًا مِنَّا وَأَكْثَرُ أَجْرًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى هَلْ ظُلِمْتُمْ مِنْ أَجْرِكُمْ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالُوا لَا فَقَالَ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ