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Hadith 4860

Chapter on Caution and Deliberation in Matters

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Etiquette

Chapter on Caution and Deliberation in Matters

Zujajat al-Masabih 4860Volume 4

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Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “O Abu Dharr! There is no intellect 1 like planning, no piety 2 like restraint, and no nobility 3 like good character.”

[Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Iman]

Commentary and footnotes (6)

Note 1

There is no intellect like planning

(1) His statement: “There is no intellect like planning”: It means there is no intellect like the intellect accompanied by planning, which considers the outcome of a matter and distinguishes what is praiseworthy or blameworthy in the Hereafter. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 2

No piety like restraint

(2) His statement: “No piety like restraint”: In An-Nihayah, piety originally means refraining from the forbidden and being cautious about it, then it was extended to refraining from the permissible and lawful. Here, piety refers to its original meaning, and restraint to its customary meaning. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 3

No nobility like good character

(3) His statement: “No nobility like good character”: It means no acquired virtues are like good character with people; the former is general, and the latter is specific. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: لا عقل كالتدبير : فالمعنى لا عقل كعقل التدبير، أي كالعقل الذي يصحبه التدبير، وهو الذي ينظر في دبر الأمر وعاقبته، ويميز ما يحمد ويذم في الآخرة. كذا في «المرقاة».

Note 2

قوله

(۲) قوله: لا ورع كالكف في النهاية»: الورع في الأصل الكف عن المحارم، والتحرج فيه، ثم استعير للكف عن المباح والحلال، قلت: فالمراد بالورع في الحديث معناه الأصلي، وبالكف معناه العرفي. كذا في «المرقاة».

Note 3

قوله

(۳) قوله : لا حسب كحسن الخلق أي لا مكارم مكتسبه كحسن الخلق مع الخلق، فالأول عام والثاني خاص. كذا في «المرقاة».