Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I will guarantee him Paradise
Narrator in the source: Sahl ibn Sa‘d reported that the Messenger of Allah said on the Day of Khaybar:
Sahl ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I will guarantee him Paradise."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Al-Bukhāri
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 3475 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن سهل بن سعد رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ يَضْمَنْ لِي مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ وَمَا بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ أَضْمَنْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us about two things, which if a Muslim observes, he will enter Paradise. First: protecting the tongue from saying things that displease Allah Almighty. Second: preserving the private parts from obscenity. This is because these two organs are often used in the perpetration of sins.
Lessons from the hadith
- Protecting one's tongue and private parts is a means of entering Paradise.
- He singled out the tongue and the private parts because they are the greatest sources of trials for people in this world and in the Hereafter.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (8/ 100) (6474). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، تأليف سليم الهلالي (3/ 9). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، تأليف د. مصطفى الخِن وغيره (2/ 1035). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (18/ 85). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (6/ 117). إرشاد الساري لشرح صحيح البخاري، للقسطلاني (9/ 272).