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Take Him By The Hand & Lead Him To Paradise
Al-Bayhaqi narrated that Abu Dharr (radee Allaahu 'anhu) said:
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what will save a person from Hellfire?”
He said: “Belief in Allaah.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, are there are any deeds that should accompany that belief?”
He said: "He should give from that provision which Allaah has granted him.”
I said: "O Messenger of Allaah, what if he is poor and does not have anything to give?"
He said: “He should enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what if he cannot enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil?”
He said: “He should help the one who is helpless (i.e. has no skills and cannot earn a living).”
I said: “What if he himself is helpless and cannot do anything?”
He said: “He should help one who has been wronged.”
I said: “What if he is weak and cannot help one who has been wronged?”
He said: “You do not want to think of your companion as having any good in him. Let him refrain from harming people.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, if he does that, will he enter Paradise?”
He said: “There is no believer who does not strive to acquire one of these characteristics, but I will take him by the hand and lead him into Paradise.”
[Authenticated as Saheeh by al-Albaanee in al-Targheeb, 876...]
Al-Bayhaqi narrated that Abu Dharr (radee Allaahu 'anhu) said:
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what will save a person from Hellfire?”
He said: “Belief in Allaah.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, are there are any deeds that should accompany that belief?”
He said: "He should give from that provision which Allaah has granted him.”
I said: "O Messenger of Allaah, what if he is poor and does not have anything to give?"
He said: “He should enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what if he cannot enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil?”
He said: “He should help the one who is helpless (i.e. has no skills and cannot earn a living).”
I said: “What if he himself is helpless and cannot do anything?”
He said: “He should help one who has been wronged.”
I said: “What if he is weak and cannot help one who has been wronged?”
He said: “You do not want to think of your companion as having any good in him. Let him refrain from harming people.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, if he does that, will he enter Paradise?”
He said: “There is no believer who does not strive to acquire one of these characteristics, but I will take him by the hand and lead him into Paradise.”
[Authenticated as Saheeh by al-Albaanee in al-Targheeb, 876...]
