Daily Hadith Tue 05-Dec-2017 - 16 Rabbi al-Awwal 1439 حديث اليوم
Visiting the Pious Persons, loving them and adoption of their company
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "A man set out to visit a brother (in Faith) in another town and Allah sent an angel on his way. When the man met the angel, the latter asked him, Where do you intend to go? He said, I intend to visit my brother in this town. The angel said, Have you done any favour to him? He said, No, I have no desire except to visit him because I love him for the sake of Allah, the Exalted, and Glorious. Thereupon the angel said, I am a messenger to you from Allah (to inform you) that Allah loves you as you love him (for His sake)"[Muslim].


Commentary:
This Hadith points out the following:
1. The great merit of visiting Muslims for Allah's sake.
2. The bond of brotherhood in Islam is much stronger than the bonds of blood relationship and worldly interests and, therefore, comes before them in preference.
3. Whoever loves someone for Allah's sake, Allah will love him in a manner that suits His Majesty.
45/361 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
باب زيارة أهل الخير
ومجالستهم وصحبتهم ومحبتهم وطلب زيارتهم والدعاء منهم وزيارة المواضع الفاضلة
وعن أبي هريرة رضي اللَّه عنه عن النبي صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « أَنَّ رَجُلاً زَارَ أَخاً لَهُ في قَريَةٍ أُخْرَى ، فَأَرْصد اللَّهُ تعالى على مَدْرجَتِهِ ملَكاً ، فَلَمَّا أَتَى عَلَيْهِ قال: أَيْن تُريدُ ؟ قال: أُرِيدُ أَخاً لي في هذِهِ الْقَرْيةِ . قال : هَلْ لَكَ علَيْهِ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تَرُبُّهَا عَلَيْهِ ؟ قال : لا، غَيْر أَنِّي أَحْببْتُهُ في اللَّهِ تعالى ، قال : فَإِنِّي رسول اللَّهِ إِلَيْكَ بأَنَّ اللَّه قَدْ أَحبَّكَ كَما أَحْببْتَهُ فِيهِ » رواه مسلم .يقال : « أَرْصدَه » لِكَذا : إِذَا وكَّلَهُ بِحِفْظِهِ ، و « المدْرَجَةُ » بفتحِ الميمِ والراء : الطَّريقُ ومعنى « تَرُبُّهَا » : تَقُومُ بهَا ، وتَسْعَى في صَلاحِهَا .
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Tue 05-Dec-2017 - 16 Rabbi al-Awwal 1439