Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellfire but from the people of Paradise

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Hadith text: Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellf…

عَنْ ‌أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ افْتَقَدَ ثَابِتَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَنَا أَعْلَمُ لَكَ عِلْمَهُ، فَأَتَاهُ فَوَجَدَهُ جَالِسًا فِي بَيْتِهِ، مُنَكِّسًا رَأْسَهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ فَقَالَ شَرٌّ، كَانَ يَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ، وَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، فَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَرَجَعَ الْمَرَّةَ الْآخِرَةَ بِبِشَارَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، فَقَالَ: «اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْ لَهُ: إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَلَكِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ».

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) noticed the absence of Thābit ibn Qays. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, I will bring you his news." So, he went to him and saw him sitting in his house, his head drooping (sadly). He said: "What is wrong with you?" Thābit said: "An evil situation; he used to raise his voice over the Prophet's voice, and so all his good deeds have been annulled, and he is from the people of Hellfire." The man returned and told the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that he had said such and such. The man went to Thābit again with glad tidings. He said: "Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellfire but from the people of Paradise."

Explanation of the hadith: Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellf…

Lessons: Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellf…

• The Hadīth shows the merit of Thābit ibn Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) and tells that he will be one of the people of Paradise.
• The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) cared about the Companions and used to ask about them.
• It demonstrates the Companions' heedfulness and their fear that their good deeds might be rendered worthless.
• It is obligatory to address the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) politely during his lifetime and to lower our voices upon hearing his Sunnah, after his death.

Categories : Merit of the Companions