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Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: We were sitting
with the Messenger of Allah
SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam and he said, “Coming upon you now is a
man from the people of Paradise.” A man from the Ansar came whose beard was
disheveled by the water of ablution and he was carrying both of his shoes with
his left hand. The next day the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam repeated the same
words, and the man came in the same condition. The third day the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam repeated the same
again, and the man came in the same condition. When the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam stood up to
leave, Abdullah ibn Amr followed the man and he said, “I am in a dispute with my
father and I have sworn not to enter my home for three days. May I stay with
you?” The man said yes.
Abdullah stayed
three nights with the man but he never saw him praying at night. Whenever he
went to bed, he would remember Allah and rest until he woke up for morning
prayer. Abdullah said that he never heard anything but good words from his
mouth. When three nights had passed and he did not see anything special about
his actions, Abdullah asked him, “O servant of Allah, I have not been in
dispute with my father nor have I cut relations with him. I heard the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam say three times
that a man from the people of Paradise was coming to us and then you came. I
thought I should stay with you to see what you are doing so that I should
follow, but I did not see you do anything special. Why did the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam speak so highly of you?”
The man said, “I am as you have seen.” When Abdullah was about to leave, the
man said, “I am as you have seen, except that I do not find hatred in my soul
towards the Muslims and I do not envy anyone because of the good that Allah has
given them.” Abdullah said, “This is what you have achieved and it is something
we have not accomplished.”
Source: Musnad Ahmed 12286
Source: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Kathir
📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the best people?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “One with a heart swept clean and truthful in speech.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, we know truthful in speech. What is a heart swept clean?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “One that is mindful of Allah and pure, in which there is no sin, nor aggression, nor envy.” We said, “Who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “One who hates worldliness and loves the Hereafter.” They said, “And who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “A believer with good character.”
Source: Musnad Ahmed 12286
Source: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Kathir
📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the best people?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “One with a heart swept clean and truthful in speech.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, we know truthful in speech. What is a heart swept clean?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “One that is mindful of Allah and pure, in which there is no sin, nor aggression, nor envy.” We said, “Who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “One who hates worldliness and loves the Hereafter.” They said, “And who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “A believer with good character.”
Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 4457
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani