Riyad as-Salihin, 138
Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are forty kinds of virtue; the uppermost of them is to lend a (milch) she-goat (to someone in order to benefit from it and then return it). He who practices any of these virtues expecting its reward and relying on the truthfulness of the promise made for it, shall enter Jannah." <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
الثاني والعشرون: عن أبي محمد عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
أربعون خصلة أعلاها منيحة العنز، ما من عامل يعمل بخصلة منها رجاء ثوابها وتصديق موعودها إلا أدخله الله بها الجنة
((رواه البخاري)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 138
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It shows the diversity and abundance of the means to good deeds. A fortunate one is indeed guided by Allah while the unfortunate is deprived of this guidance.<br>
2) Sincerity and honesty are the criteria for deeds that, once fulfilled, the doer will obtain the designated reward.<br>
3) Good deeds serve as a means to entering Paradise, second in rank to the mercy of Allah Almighty.