Riyad as-Salihin, 260

Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Six of us were with the Prophet (ﷺ) when the infidels said to him: "Drive these ones away, lest they should begin to venture against us". The six were, myself, Ibn Mas'ud, a man of the Hudhail tribe, Bilal and two other men whose names I don't know. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) thought what Allah wished him to think, and Allah revealed: "And turn not away those who invoke their Rubb, morning and afternoon seeking His Face." (6:52) [Muslim].

وعن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ستة نفر، فقال المشركون للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ اطرد هؤلاء لايجترئون علينا، وكنت أنا وابن مسعود ورجلان لست أسميهما، فوقع في نفس رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما شاء الله أن يقع، فحدث نفسه، فأنزل الله تعالى‏:‏ ‏{‏ولا تطرد الذين يدعون ربهم بالغداة والعشي يريدون وجهه‏}‏ ‏(‏‏(‏الأنعام‏:‏ 52‏:‏ رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 260

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) A person has to sit with those who are doers of good and obedient to Allah. He should not sit with dignitaries and nobles who are arrogant and haughty. 2) Sincerity to Allah Almighty is the criterion for accepting or rejecting the deeds of people. Allah Almighty looks at the sincerity and deeds of the person, not his form and looks.

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