Riyad al-Salihin - Al-Nawawi - (1/474)

Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

a slave who worships his Lord well and, with sincerity, fulfills toward his master the due rights of advice and obedience will receive a double reward.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

1373 – From him also: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Three kinds of people shall have a double reward: (i) a man from the People of the Book who believed in his own Prophet and then believed in Muhammad; (ii) a bond-servant who discharges the right of Allah and the right of his masters; and (iii) a man who owned a slave-girl, disciplined her and did so well, taught her and taught her well, then set her free and married her. Such a man will have a double reward.” Agreed upon.

239 – Chapter: The Excellence of Worship during al-harj—that is, times of turmoil, confusion, and similar tribulations.

1374 – Maʿqil ibn Yasār, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Worship during al-harj is like emigrating to me.” Narrated by Muslim.

240 – Chapter: The merit of generosity in buying and selling, in taking and giving, in settling debts and demanding payment; the virtue of giving extra in measure and weight; the prohibition of cheating; and the excellence of granting respite to one who is solvent yet in difficulty, or of waiving the debt altogether.

Allah the Exalted said: “Whatever good you do, Allah is fully aware of it.” (2:215)

And He said: “My people! Give full measure and weight with justice (1) and do not deprive people of their goods.” (11:85)

And He said: “Woe (2) to those who give short measure—those who, when they receive by measure from others, take it in full, but when they measure out or weigh for them, cheat them. Do they not think that they …”

(1) al-qist means justice; the injunction “wa la tabkhasu” means “do not diminish (others’ due).” (2) Wayl denotes destruction; it threatens the mutaffifin—those who, when they receive goods by measure from people, demand the full amount, but when they measure or weigh out for them, that is, for others, they reduce the quantity.

« الْمَمْلُوكُ الَّذِي يُحْسِنُ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ ، وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ، وَالنَّصِيحَةِ ، وَالطَّاعَةِ ، أَجْرَانِ » رواه البخاري . ١٣٧٣ - وعنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « ثَلَاثَةٌ لَهُمْ أَجْرَانِ : رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ آمَنَ بِنَبِيِّهِ ، وَآمَنَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ، وَالْعَبْدُ الْمَمْلُوكُ إِذَا أَدَّى حَقَّ اللَّهِ ، وَحَقَّ مَوَالِيهِ ، وَرَجُلٌ كَانَتْ لَهُ أُمَّةٌ فَأَدَّبَهَا فَأَحْسَنَ تَأْدِيبَهَا ، وَعَلَّمَهَا فَأَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمَهَا ، ثُمَّ أَعْتَقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا . فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ » متفق عليه . ٢٣٩ - باب فضل العبادة في الهرج ، وهو : الإختلاط والفتن نحوها ١٣٧٤ - عن معقل بن يسار رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « الْعِبَادَةُ فِي الْهَرْجِ كَهَجْرَةٍ إِلَيَّ » رواه مسلم . ٢٤٠ - باب فضل السماحة في البيع والشراء والأخذ والعطاء وحسن القضاء والتقاضي وإرجاح المكيال والميزان والنهي عن التطفيف وفضل إنظار الموسر المعسر والوضع عنه قال الله تعالى : ﴿ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ [ البقرة : ٢١٥ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ (١) وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ ﴾ [ هود : ٨٥ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَيْلٌ (٢) لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ : وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ، أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَئِكَ أَنَّهُمْ

(١) القسط : العدل ( ولا تبخسوا ) أي : لا تنقصوا . (٢) ويل أي : هلاك ( للمطففين ) وهم ( الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون . وإذا كالوهم ) أي : كالوالهم . ( أو وزنوهم ) أي : وزنوا لهم ( يخسرون ) ينقصون .