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Heart-Softening Narrations

Hadith 4996

Opening narrations

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Heart-Softening Narrations

Opening narrations

Zujajat al-Masabih 4996Volume 4

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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Can anyone 1 walk on water without his feet getting wet?” They said: “No, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Likewise, the one who engages with the world does not escape sins.”

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

Commentary and footnotes (2)

Note 1

Can anyone…

(1) His statement: “Can anyone…”: This means, can anyone walk on water in any state without getting wet? The essence is: Can walking on water occur without wetness? (As stated in Al-Mirqat.)

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: هل من أحد إلخ أي هل يمشي على الماء في حال من الأحوال إلا في حال الابتلال، وحاصل معناه: هل يتحقق المشي على الماء بلا ابتلال. كذا في «المرقاة».