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tabarani:11079 – Muḥammad b. al-Faraḥ al-Aṣbahānī > Ismāʿīl b. ʿAmr al-Bajalī > Sharīk > Layth > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, the most beloved deeds to Allah after the obligatory acts are bringing happiness to a Muslim."  

الطبراني:١١٠٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَرَحِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْبَجَلِيُّ ثنا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللهِ بَعْدَ الْفَرَائِضِ إِدْخَالُ السُّرُورِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ»  

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tabarani:2731 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Muḥammad b. ʿUbādah al-Wāsiṭī > Yaʿqūb b. Muḥammad > Jahm b. ʿUthmān > ʿAbdullāh b. Ḥasan b. Ḥasan from his father from his grandfather

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, one of the causes for forgiveness is to bring happiness to your Muslim brother."  

الطبراني:٢٧٣١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا جَهْمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنْ مُوجِبَاتِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ إِدْخَالَ السُّرُورِ عَلَى أَخِيكَ الْمُسْلِمِ»