سنن نسائی · Hadith 1583

It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “In his Khutbah the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم used to praise Allah as He deserves to be praised, then he would say: ‘Whomsoever Allah guides, none can lead him astray, and whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide. The truest of word is the Book of Allah and best of guidance is the guidance of ulammad. The worst of things are ose that are newly invented; every ‘wly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going-astray is in the Fire.’ – “n he said: ‘The Hour and I have been sent like these two.’ Whenever he mentioned the Hour, his cheeks would turn red, and he would raise his voice and become angry, as if he were warning of an approaching army and F saying: ‘An army is coming to attack you in the morning, or in the evening!’ (Then he said:) ‘Whoever leaves behind wealth, it is for his family, and whoever leaves behind a debt or dependents, then these are my responsibility, and I am the most entitled to take care of the believers.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020