Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 3 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 254

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ سَاقَيْهِ، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِنَا يَوْمًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ: كَلِمَةً تَنْفَعُنَا وَلَا تَضُرُّكَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ: «إِنَّكُمْ قَادِمُونَ عَلَى إِخْوَانِكُمْ، فَأَصْلِحُوا رِحَالَكُمْ، وَأَصْلِحُوا لِبَاسَكُمْ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا كَأَنَّكُمْ شَامَةٌ فِي النَّاسِ؛ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفُحْشَ وَلَا التَّفَحُّشَ».

Commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin from the words of the Master of Messengers, peace and blessings be upon him. He had his garment raised to the middle of his shins. Another day, he passed by us, and Abu al-Darda said to him, "Give us a word that benefits us and does not harm you." He replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'You are going to visit your brothers, so tidy your saddles and your clothing until you stand out like a beauty mark among the people. Allah does not love obscenity or the pursuit of it.'"

رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ حَسَنٍ، إِلَّا قَيْسَ بْنَ بِشْرٍ، فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي تَوْثِيقِهِ وَتَضْعِيفِهِ، وَقَدْ رَوَى لَهُ مُسْلِمٌ.

Abu Dawud narrated this with a sound chain of transmission, save for Qays ibn Bishr, whose reliability has been debated by scholars, though Muslim did include his narrations.

الشَّرْحُ أَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ أَخِيرًا؛ فَفِيهِ عِبَرٌ فِي قِصَّةِ ابْنِ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، حَيْثُ كَانَ رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ التَّفَرُّدَ، مَا هُوَ إِلَّا صَلَاةٌ، ثُمَّ تَسْبِيحٌ، ثُمَّ فِي شَأْنِ أَهْلِهِ، يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ عُمُرُهُ سُدًى مَعَ النَّاسِ فِي الْقِيلِ وَالْقَالِ وَالْكَلَامِ الْفَارِغِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ فَائِدَةٌ، يُصَلِّي، وَيُسَبِّحُ، وَيَكُونُ فِي أَهْلِهِ.

Commentary: The final hadith mentioned holds lessons from the story of Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah, may Allah be pleased with him. He was a man who preferred solitude, spending his time in prayer, glorifying Allah, and attending to his family. He disliked wasting his life with people in idle gossip and empty talk that offered no benefit; he simply prayed, remembered Allah, and stayed with his household.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 54 nouns)

• صَلَّى — to pray
• مَرَّ — to pass
• نَفَعَ — to benefit
• شَرْح — explanation
• رِيَاض — gardens
• صَالِح — righteous person