While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that while a man was walking, he came across a thorny tree branch on the road that was harming the Muslims. He put it aside and moved it away from the path. So Allah thanked him for that and forgave him.
Lessons from the hadith
- The merit of removing harm from the way and that it is a means for Allah's forgiveness.
- Refraining from belittling acts of goodness even if they are simple acts.
- Islam is the religion of cleanness, protecting the environment, and public safety.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (1/ 132) (652). صحيح مسلم (3/ 1521) (1914). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 156). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (2/ 175). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 207).