حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ قَدِمَ أَصْحَابُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَی أَبِي الدَّرْدَائِ فَطَلَبَهُمْ فَوَجَدَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَيُّکُمْ يَقْرَأُ عَلَی قِرَائَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کُلُّنَا قَالَ فَأَيُّکُمْ أَحْفَظُ فَأَشَارُوا إِلَی عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ کَيْفَ سَمِعْتَهُ يَقْرَأُ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَی قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ وَالذَّکَرِ وَالْأُنْثَی قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ هَکَذَا وَهَؤُلَائِ يُرِيدُونِي عَلَی أَنْ أَقْرَأَ وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّکَرَ وَالْأُنْثَی وَاللَّهِ لَا أُتَابِعُهُمْ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4946
Narrated `Ali: While the Prophet was in a funeral procession, he took a small stick and started scraping the earth with it and said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in the Hell Fire or in Paradise." They (the people) said, "Allah's Messenger ! Shall we depend on this (and leave work)?" He replied. "Carry on doing (good deeds), for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." The Prophet then recited:-- 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best Reward.'.....(92.5-10)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020